Table 2.
Survey Responses
| Survey Question | Respondents (n; %) |
|---|---|
| Effect on OMS residency training programs | |
| Resources for information | |
| AAOMS | 98 (57.3) |
| ADA | 60 (35.1) |
| UpToDate | 39 (22.8) |
| Institution | 133 (77.8) |
| State resources | 81 (47.4) |
| Department resources | 82 (48.0) |
| Other | 18 (10.7) |
| Have modifications been made to your training program? | |
| Yes | 167 (96.5) |
| No | 6 (3.5) |
| Changes to programs were directed by | |
| Department | 154 (90.6) |
| Institution | 149 (87.6) |
| State regulations | 135 (79.4) |
| Unknown | 8 (4.7) |
| Modifications to scheduling of elective cases | |
| Yes | 173 (100.0) |
| No | 0 (0.0) |
| Performance of elective cases | |
| Yes | 4 (2.3) |
| No | 168 (97.7) |
| Modifications to scheduling of urgent and emergent cases | |
| Yes | 143 (83.6) |
| No | 28 (16.4) |
| Changes to resident rotation assignments | |
| Yes | 117 (68.0) |
| No | 55 (32.0) |
| Assigned to off-service site | |
| Yes | 24 (14.0) |
| No | 148 (86.0) |
| Availability and use of PPE and AIIR | |
| Modifications to use of PPE | |
| Yes | 163 (95.3) |
| No | 8 (4.7) |
| Access to AIIR | |
| Yes | 70 (41.9) |
| No | 53 (31.7) |
| Do not know | 44 (26.3) |
| SC2 screening and testing practices for COVID-19 | |
| Screening patients for COVID-19 | 157 (95.7) |
| Screening procedures | |
| Signs and symptoms before arrival | 150 (95.5) |
| Preoperative COVID testing for surgical cases | 80 (51.0) |
| Other | 5 (3.2) |
| Performing laboratory-based SC2 testing | |
| Yes | 136 (83.6) |
| No | 27 (16.4) |
| Availability of test results | |
| >24 hours | 80 (54.1) |
| <24 hours | 68 (45.9) |
| Resident experience and perceptions | |
| Areas of resident concern | |
| Anesthesia cases | 25 (32.1) |
| Ambulatory anesthesia/deep sedation | 15 (43.6) |
| Off-service anesthesia | 34 (19.2) |
| Pathology | 20 (34.6) |
| Trauma | 27 (25.6) |
| Orthognathic surgery | 43 (55.1) |
| Reconstructive and cosmetic surgery | 33 (42.3) |
| Other | 11 (14.3) |
| Changes to didactics | |
| Yes | 133 (77.3) |
| No | 39 (22.7) |
| Current frequency of didactics | |
| Daily | 82 (55.0) |
| Weekly | 64 (43.0) |
| Monthly | 11 (7.4) |
| Change to frequency of didactics | |
| Increased | 124 (78.0) |
| Decreased | 35 (22.0) |
| Using virtual/online didactics | |
| Yes | 162 (94.2) |
| No | 10 (5.8) |
| Change to frequency of virtual/online didactics | |
| Increase | 77 (46.4) |
| Decrease | 27 (37.3) |
| No change | 62 (16.3) |
| Appropriate COVID-19 training by program | |
| Yes | 134 (81.2) |
| No | 31 (18.8) |
| Appropriate and adequate PPE, guidance, information provided by program | |
| Yes | 133 (79.6) |
| No | 34 (20.4) |
| Do you feel safe? | |
| Yes | 129 (76.3) |
| No | 40 (23.7) |
| Postponement or discontinuation of contract negotiations/discussions (all resident respondents) | |
| Yes | 16 (17.0) |
| No | 78 (83.0) |
| Postponement or discontinuation of contract negotiations/discussions (chief resident respondents) | |
| Yes | 11 (28.9) |
| No | 27 (71.1) |
| Program director experience | |
| Residents/faculty with COVID (n) | |
| 0 | 8 (80.0) |
| 1 | 1 (10.0) |
| 2 | 0 (0.0) |
| 3 | 1 (10.0) |
| Access to AIIR | |
| Yes | 7 (53.8) |
| No | 6 (46.2) |
| Conducting virtual didactics | |
| Yes | 13 (100.0) |
| No | 0 (0.0) |
| Change to referral patterns | |
| Increased | 0 (0.0) |
| Decreased | 7 (53.8) |
| No change | 2 (15.4) |
| Do not know | 4 (30.7) |
| Delay to onboarding | |
| Yes | 0 (0.0) |
| No | 10 (76.9) |
| Do not know | 3 (23.1) |
Abbreviations: AAOMS, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; ADA, American Dental Association; AIIR, airborne infection isolation room; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; PPE, personal protective equipment; SC2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).