“Bridging the Gap: Dental Hygienists as Key Players on the Hospital Care Team” with Cyndee Stull, Keeley Flavin and Mercedes VanDeWiele

• Recognize the scope of practice of a Collaborative Practice Dental Hygienist in Minnesota, and how this scope can be utilized in the hospital setting.
• Understand the impact of poor oral health on hospitalized conditions
• Identify ways a hospital dental hygienist can improve patient outcomes and prevent hospital acquired infections

Cyndee Stull, DHSc, MDH, RDH. Cynthia Stull is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Primary Dental Care, and Director, Division of Dental Hygiene at the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Dentistry (SOD). Keeley Flavin MSDH, LDH, RF. Keeley serves as one of two dental hygiene consultants at MHealth Fairview Medical center, and facilitates interprofessional hospital rounds. Mercedes VanDeWiele, MSDH, BSDH, RDH. She educates dental hygiene and dental therapy students at the undergraduate level in addition to serving as one of two dental hygiene consultants at MHealth Fairview Medical Center.