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Joshua Garufi, Psy.D., is a 2024 graduate of the Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University, New England

Dissertation Committee:

  • Katherine Evarts, PsyD, Chairperson
  • Barbara Belcher-Timme, PsyD, Committee Member
  • Jennifer Leslie, PsyD, Committee Member

Keywords

trauma-informed care, sexual violence, dental care

Document Type

Dissertation

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

Trauma-informed care provides a framework for health care providers to more effectively treat their patients who have a history of trauma (Hamberger et al., 2019). Upon reviewing the literature, there is a paucity of research on trauma-informed care in the dental field. This research performed a needs assessment to determine if trauma-informed care is being implemented into the curriculum at a specific dental school, SUNY Buffalo. This research also inquired about residential dentist and faculty attitudes toward trauma-informed care being implemented in the dental field. Two short, original surveys were administered to residential dentists who recently graduated from the University of Buffalo Dental School and dental faculty members at the University of Buffalo Dental School. Open- and closed-format questions were used, generating recommendations based on the open-ended responses and the descriptive analyses of the closed-format responses. The results suggested that faculty members and recent graduates had positive views toward trauma-informed care, with uniform support for inclusion of trauma-informed care into dental curricula, but with varied recollections of whether it was currently being taught. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA (https://aura.antioch.edu) and OhioLINK ETD Center (https://etd.ohiolink.edu).

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ORCID: 0009-0003-2773-1866

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