Meghan Bastin, DMD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Dentistry

Department:

Pediatric Dentistry

Classification:

Faculty

• DMD, University of Pittsburgh, 2015
• MPH, University of Pittsburgh, 2015
• BSDH, University of Pittsburgh, 2010

West Virginia Oral Health Coalition. Beyond the Waiting Room: The State of Dental Care in West Virginia. Harmony Health Foundation, November 2023. WV_BeyondTheWait_AccesstoCare_Final.pdf (cdn-website.com)

Wiener, R. C., Waters, C., Gaydos, M. S., Bastin, M., Abdulhay, N., & Bhandari, R. (2023). Sex gaps in perception of tobacco conversations between adult patients who now smoke cigarettes and oral health care providers. The Journal of the American Dental Association, 154(12), 1097–1105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2023.09.004

Boynes, S. G., Bassett, K., Royer, R., DiMarco, A. C., Johnston, A., Newkirk, S., Bastin, M. R., Nuth, L. K., Hawkins, M., & Malamed, S. F. (2023, June 16). Research demonstrates the safety of local anesthesia administration by dental hygienists - dimensions of dental hygiene: Magazine. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene | Magazine. https://dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com/article/research-demonstrates-the-safety-of-local-anesthesia-administration-by-dental-hygienists/

Boynes, S. G., Bassett, K., Royer, R., DiMarco, A. C., Johnston, A., Newkirk, S., Bastin, M. R., Nuth, L. K., Hawkins, M., & Malamed, S. F. (2023, May 15). An in-depth look at the role of dental hygienists in administering local anesthesia - dimensions of Dental Hygiene: Magazine. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene | Magazine. https://dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com/article/an-in-depth-look-at-the-role-of-dental-hygienists-in-administering-local-anesthesia/

Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health. Access to Oral Health Workforce Report Part II, 2022. https://paoralhealth.org/wp[1]content/uploads/2023/01/PCOH-23-Workforce_full-report.pdf

Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health. Access to Oral Health Workforce Report Part I, 2022. www.paoralhealth.org/wp[1]content/uploads/2022/05/PCOH-22- Workforce.pdf

Lead Editor, Publication Panel June-December, 2020

DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement. October 2020. System Transformation: A Three Domain Framework to Innovating Oral Health Care. DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement. Boston, MA. DOI: 10.35565/DQP.2020.2015

Primary Investigator/Focus Group Facilitator April, 2015

“Perceptions of Dental Academia: A Student’s Dental Home” Master’s Thesis.

https://sckool.org/perceptions-of-dental-academia-the-students-dental-home-by.html

Research Co-Author December, 2013

Boynes SG, Riley AE, Milbee S, Bastin MR, Price ME, Ladson A. Evaluating complications of local anesthesia administration and reversal with phentolamine mesylate in a portable pediatric dental clinic. Gen Dent 2013; 61:70-76

Research Co-Author October, 2011

Boynes SG, Bastin MR, Milbee S. Trends in dental anesthesiology regulations: a retrospective analysis. In: Boynes SG, ed: Dental Anesthesiology: A Guide to the Rules and Regulations of the United States of America. Chicago, No-No Orchard Publishing; 2011:59-64

Research Co-Author February, 2011

Boynes, S. G., Zovko, J., Bastin, M. R., Grillo, M. A., & Shingledecker, B. D. (2011). Dental Hygienists' Evaluation of Local Anesthesia Education and Administration in the United States. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 85(1), 67-74

My exposure to the professional side of dentistry began as a dental hygiene student (2007-2009).  During dental hygiene school, I worked as a part-time, on-the-job trained oral surgery assistant (2008-2009).  During dental school, I worked as a dental hygienist on evenings and weekends, and completed a Master’s degree in Public Health (2011-2015).  I pursued pediatric dentistry experiences in an AEGD program in Ohio (2015-2016) and a private pediatric practice (2016-2017) in Pennsylvania before matching to a hospital-based pediatric dental residency in New Jersey (2017-2019).  I returned to the same pediatric dental practice where I served patients in rural northwestern Pennsylvania (2019-2022) before coming onboard at WVU.

My interests are varied and include teledentistry, patient education, public health, didactic education, behavior management, clinical education, minimally invasive techniques, anesthesiology, and dental research.  My current research is focusing on workforce changes and healthcare shortages in this part of Appalachia.

Medical Specialties

• Pediatric Dentistry

Board Certifications

• American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry

Special Training

• Residency, Pediatric Residency
  St. Joseph's Hospital, New Jersey 2019, 2019
• Residency, AEGD residency
  NYU Langone, Ohio, 2016