Ms Rebecca Chen
Sydney Dental School
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Rebecca Chen is a Lecturer (Education Focused) in the Population Oral Health team at the Sydney Dental School.
Mobile Health technology (mHealth) used in Dentistry
Prevention of severe early Childhood Caries using a health systems approach
Public Health Dentistry
Interprofessional education for preventive practices
Cariology and Prevention
Rebecca utilises technology to enhance the students learning experience and will contribute to the Population Oral Health teaching across the BOH, DMD, and Masters programs. She will also coordinate foundation subjects within the DMD programs.
Co-designing theSmilesUp!mHealth program for the sustainable prevention of Early Childhood dental caries.
RCTs and adaption of mHealth interventions to support oral health behaviour change.
Patient Reported Outcome Measures development and evaluation.
International Association for Dental Research
Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association of Australia
Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand
2019-Roland Bryant Award for Excellence and Initiative in Teaching for the Bachelor of Oral Health Program
2015- Finalist Australian National Youth Health Awards (Health Category)
2009- University of Sydney Academic Excellence Prize
2008-2010- University of Sydney Merit Scholarship
Publications
Journals
- Koo, F., Chen, R., Fethney, J., Balante, J., Wong, G. (2024). Evaluating pre-and post-oral health literacy of undergraduate nursing students on an oral-systemic health learning intervention. Journal of Dental Education, 88(10), 1358-1366. [More Information]
- Chen, R., Irving, M., Christian, B., Prabhu, N., Kumar, H., Sohn, W., Spallek, H., Marschner, S., Chow, C. (2024). SmilesUp text message intervention for early childhood dental caries prevention: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial. PloS One, 19(9), e0310561-e0310561. [More Information]
- Mariño, R., Uribe, S., Chen, R., Schwendicke, F., Giraudeau, N., Scheerman, J. (2024). Terminology of e-Oral Health: Consensus Report of the IADR’s e-Oral Health Network Terminology Task Force. BMC Oral Health, 24(1). [More Information]
2024
- Koo, F., Chen, R., Fethney, J., Balante, J., Wong, G. (2024). Evaluating pre-and post-oral health literacy of undergraduate nursing students on an oral-systemic health learning intervention. Journal of Dental Education, 88(10), 1358-1366. [More Information]
- Chen, R., Irving, M., Christian, B., Prabhu, N., Kumar, H., Sohn, W., Spallek, H., Marschner, S., Chow, C. (2024). SmilesUp text message intervention for early childhood dental caries prevention: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial. PloS One, 19(9), e0310561-e0310561. [More Information]
- Mariño, R., Uribe, S., Chen, R., Schwendicke, F., Giraudeau, N., Scheerman, J. (2024). Terminology of e-Oral Health: Consensus Report of the IADR’s e-Oral Health Network Terminology Task Force. BMC Oral Health, 24(1). [More Information]
2023
- Wong, G., Irving, M., Forsyth, C., Chen, R., Tsai, C. (2023). Intraprofessional learning: Dentistry and oral health students’ readiness and experience. Journal of Dental Education, 87(11), 1542-1551. [More Information]
- Balasubramanian, M., Ghanbarzadegan, A., Sohn, W., Killedar, A., Sivaprakash, P., Holden, A., Norris, S., Wilson, A., Pogson, B., Liston, G., Yaacoub, A., Milat, A., Huckel Schneider, C., et al (2023). Primary school mobile dental program in New South Wales, Australia: protocol for the evaluation of a state government oral health initiative. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 363. [More Information]
2022
- Chen, R., Schneuer, F., Irving, M., Chow, C., Kumar, H., Tsai, C., Sohn, W., Spallek, H., Bell, J., Nassar, N. (2022). Socio-demographic and familial factors associated with hospital admissions and repeat admission for dental caries in early childhood: A population-based study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 50(6), 539-547. [More Information]
2021
- Wong, G., Koo, T., Fethney, J., Chen, R. (2021). Assessing oral health literacy of university nursing students: A cross-sectional exploratory study. Nurse Education in Practice, 53, 103066-1-103066-7. [More Information]
- Cheng, H., Chen, R., Milosevic, M., Rossiter, C., Arora, A., Denney-Wilson, E. (2021). Interventions targeting bottle and formula feeding in the prevention and treatment of early childhood caries, overweight and obesity: An integrative review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12304. [More Information]
- Chen, R., Santo, K., Wong, G., Sohn, W., Spallek, H., Chow, C., Irving, M. (2021). Mobile Apps for Dental Caries Prevention: Systematic Search and Quality Evaluation. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(1), e19958. [More Information]
2020
- Chen, R., Irving, M., Wright, F., Cunich, M. (2020). An evaluation of health workforce models addressing oral health in residential aged care facilities: A systematic review of the literature. Gerodontology, 37(3), 222-232. [More Information]
2019
- Chen, R. (2019). The International Caries Detection and Assessment System is a Visual Diagnostic System that is Highly Reproducible and Accurate for Coronal Carious Lesions Detection But Only Moderately Reproducible and Accurate For Assessing Lesion Progression. Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice, 19(1), 91-94. [More Information]
2017
- Wong, G., Chen, R. (2017). Critical Appraisal of a Cross-Sectional Study on the Association Between Vitamin D and Dental Caries in Canadian Children. International Journal of Evidence-Based Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 3(1), 35-38. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2013
- Nutrition Choices & Oral Health, Chen R, Tsai C, University of Sydney/Healthy Sydney University Seed Funding
