Rebekah D Sculley, RDH, MS

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2020 - MS - EHRD - Texas A&M University
  • 2015 - BS - Dental Hygiene - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • 1999 - AAS - Dental Hygiene - Blinn College School of Dental Hygiene

  Training

  • 1999 - Associate in Applied Sciences - Dental Hygiene - Blinn College

  Highlights

  05/2020
  Kappa Delta Pi-Mu Chi Chapter: International Honor Society membership awarded to graduates of the Texas A&M University School of Education. 

  04/2020
  Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society: Honor society awarded to graduates of the Texas A&MUniversity School of Education.

  05/2016
  Linda Devore Award for Dental Hygiene Excellence

  03/2016
  Sigma Phi Alpha: Induction into Sigma Phi Alpha, a subsidiary of Beta Sigma honorsociety for dental providers

  Appointments

  • 1/2016 - Clinical Instructor - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Periodontics, Dental Hygiene Division, San Antonio
  • 8/2014 - Registered Dental Hygienist - J. Perry Fikes, DDSSan Antonio

• Instruction & Training

  • 1/2017 - Present, Current Issues in Dental Hygiene, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 9/2016 - Present, Dental Materials/Specialties, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2016 - Present, Clinic II, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2016 - Present, Oral Anatomy, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 7/2016 - Present, Preclinical Dental Hygiene, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 1/2016 - Present, Clinic III, The University of Texas Health Science Center
  • 1/2016 - Present, Clinic I, The University of Texas Health Science Center

• Research & Grants

  My research is focused on interprofessional teams working together to create better practice for clinicians caring for patients living with dementia.  Disease recognition and reasons to refer patients to oral healcare professionals is highlighted.  I also continually research methods for teaching caregivers of people living with dementia skills to help them care for their loved-ones oral health.  

  Grants

  Federal 

  Funding Agency: National Institute of Aging

  Title: Learning Skills Together-A Randominzed Control Trial of Complex Care Skills Intervention to Improve ADRD Caregiver Self-Efficacy

  Status: Complete

  Role: Co-Principal Investigator

  Total Costs: $115,000.00

  Grant Detail: National Institute of Aging Pilot Study. Intervention designed to teach complex care provision to caregivers of persons living with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.  

  State

  Funding Agency: UT Health San Antonio LINC

  Title: LINC Seed Grant: Developing an Interprofessional Objective Structured Exam (OSCE)  for Health Literacy

  Status: Complete

  Role: Contributor

  Total Costs: $4,910.00

  Grant Detail: Pilot project designed to foster Interproffesional Collaboration (IPC) among dental hygiene, nursing, and occupational therapy students.  Students were presented with identical health literacy information and participated in an Objective Structured clinical Examination (OSCE) in a simulated patient scenario to assess their knowledge of applying health literacy principles as a collaborative team.  

  Funding Agency: LINC

  Title: LINC Seed Grant: Technology-Based Interprofessional Collaboration using VR for Imroved Dementia Care Outcomes 

  Status: Active

  Role: Co-Principal Investigator

  Total Costs: $5,000.00

  Grant Detail: Dental hygiene, nursing, and occupational therapy students will learn from, with, and about each other’s respective disciplines by meeting IPECcompetencies for Teamwork, Communication and Roles and Responsibilities. This pilot program will include three (3) co-curricular IPE sessions over two (2) semesters: 1)introduction to dementia, Dementia Friends certification, IPE pre-test; 2) Virtual Reality(VR) simulation, IPE faculty mentor presentations on professional roles andresponsibilities within the healthcare system with IPE student group reflection; 3) IPEstudent group (video) presentations on assigned dementia case scenariosdemonstrating a team approach to case management.

   

• Service

  School

  Service

  Student American Dental Hygienists Association (SADHA) Faculty Advisor

  Dates: July 2020-Present

  Description: Provide advice to SADHA officers operating their student-run organization on topics from Robert's Rules, community-service events, fund-raising and money management, membership, etc.

  Institutional

  Service

  Welcome to the Profession

  Dates: 07/2017; 07/2018; 08/2019

  Description: Represented UT Health School of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Division at the annual white coat ceremony honoring incoming dental and dental hygiene students. 

  Service

  Research Symposium Poster Judge

  Date: 02/2020

  Detail: Served as School of Dentistry clinical research poster judge during annual research symposium.  The top three rated participants received prizes for their research efforts. 
   

  Service

  Texas Dental Hygienists Association Research Poster Judge

  Dates: 02/2018; 02/2019; 02/2020

  Details: Served as table clinic poster presentation judge at Texas Dental Hygienists Association annual conference

  Service

  South Texas Oral Health Network Focus Group Member

  Date: 06/2018

  Details: Participated in focus group analyzing the oral health effects of e-cigarette use

  Service

  South Texas Oral Health Network Focus Group Member

  Date: 05/2018

  Details: Participated in focus group analzying the necessary components of a proposed web application offering support to patients suffering from dry mouth.

  Service

  Texas Dental Hygienists Association House of Delegates Representative

  Date: 01/2017

  Details: Served as delegate furing legislative sessions held at Texas Dental Hygienists Association annual conference

   

  Community Service

  Service

  SAMM Perio Night

  Dates: 11/2019; 10/2018; 11/2017; 08/2016

  Details: Mentored dental hygine students as they provided services to the homeless population residing in the San Antonio SAMM shelter

  Service

  Veterans Services at San Antonio Christian Dental Center

  Dates: 10/2019; 11/2016

  Details: Provided preventive dental hygiene serives to low-income veterans at the San Antonio Christian Dental Center

  Service

  Smiles of Hope-San Antonio Christian Dental Center

  Dates: 10/2018; 02/2017; 09/2016

  Details: As a clinician, I treated low-income and/or homeless individuals at the San Antonio Christian Dental Center. As faculty, I mentored my students as they provided preventive dental services to the same population. 

  Service

  Give Kids a Smile

  Dates: 02/2017; 02/2016

  Provided sealants and fluoride varnish applications to low-income children in San Antonio through school-based mobile clinics.