Program Directors’ Assessments of the Integration of Behavioral Health Training Into Their Curricula
| Statement and Level of Agreement | Respondents, No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eating Disorder | OUD | Depressive Disorder | Anxiety Disorder | IPV | |
| Important for residents to receive training to identify the condition | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 2 (1.8) | 4 (3.6) | 4 (3.6) | 4 (3.6) | 5 (4.5) |
| Disagree | 8 (7.2) | 1 (0.9) | 8 (7.2) | 8 (7.2) | 8 (7.2) |
| Neutral | 26 (23.4) | 9 (8.1) | 21 (18.9) | 21 (18.9) | 26 (23.4) |
| Agree | 29 (26.1) | 21 (18.9) | 30 (27.0) | 35 (31.5) | 32 (28.8) |
| Strongly agree | 46 (41.4) | 76 (68.5) | 48 (43.2) | 43 (38.7) | 40 (36.0) |
| Important for residents to know community and/or health system resources to provide referrals | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 2 (1.8) | 3 (2.7) | 3 (2.7) | 3 (2.7) | 5 (4.5) |
| Disagree | 7 (6.3) | 5 (4.5) | 6 (5.4) | 6 (5.4) | 5 (4.5) |
| Neutral | 15 (13.5) | 6 (5.4) | 17 (15.3) | 16 (14.4) | 13 (11.7) |
| Agree | 39 (35.1) | 22 (19.8) | 29 (26.1) | 34 (30.6) | 35 (31.5) |
| Strongly agree | 48 (43.2) | 75 (67.6) | 56 (50.5) | 52 (46.9) | 53 (47.8) |
| Program includes curriculum that teaches resident to identify the condition | |||||
| Yes | 49 (44.1) | 95 (85.6) | 44 (39.6) | 53 (47.8) | 46 (41.4) |
| No | 62 (55.9) | 16 (14.4) | 67 (60.4) | 58 (52.3) | 65 (58.6) |
| On graduation, residents are competent in identifying the conditiona | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) |
| Disagree | 4 (9.5) | 2 (4.8) | 6 (14.3) | 4 (9.5) | 6 (14.3) |
| Neutral | 14 (33.3) | 5 (11.9) | 10 (23.8) | 10 (23.8) | 15 (35.7) |
| Agree | 14 (33.3) | 13 (31.0) | 17 (40.5) | 15 (35.7) | 14 (33.3) |
| Strongly agree | 9 (21.4) | 22 (52.4) | 9 (21.4) | 12 (28.6) | 6 (14.3) |
| On graduation, residents are competent in knowing community and/or health system resources to provide referralsa | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) |
| Disagree | 3 (7.1) | 1 (2.4) | 3 (7.1) | 2 (4.8) | 4 (9.5) |
| Neutral | 12 (28.6) | 4 (9.5) | 9 (21.4) | 11 (26.2) | 14 (33.3) |
| Agree | 16 (38.1) | 13 (31.0) | 17 (40.5) | 14 (33.3) | 14 (33.3) |
| Strongly agree | 10 (23.8) | 23 (54.8) | 12 (28.6) | 14 (33.3) | 9 (21.4) |
AEGD = advanced education in graduate dentistry; BH = behavioral health; GPR = general practice residency; IPV = intimate partner violence; OUD = opioid use disorder.
Note: Analyses based on 111 respondents, unless otherwise noted.
↵a Question limited to the 42 respondents who reported that their residents were evaluated on BH content.