Dr. Kelly Betts EdD, APRN, CPNP-BC, CNE serves as the assistant dean for the West Nebraska Division of the College of Nursing in Scottsbluff Nebraska. She is also a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner who practices in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). She is a graduate faculty in the graduate program. Currently, her clinical research is focused on the link between oral health and systemic health. She and her research team have developed an interprofessional, medical-dental model that provides oral health screening, intervention, and referral in the pediatric well child visits. This medical-dental model involves nursing and dental hygiene students in an interprofessional setting to enhance student knowledge and attitudes towards interprofessional education. In the past, Dr. Betts’ research interests have been in academic outcomes of nursing students, pediatric diabetes, interprofessional education, and pediatric obesity. Dr. Betts is also a DNP project advisor for the DNP students in the Panhandle and serves as an undergraduate and graduate nurse preceptor while practicing as an APRN. She has been in academia since 2008 and loves teaching and mentoring students.