Ascites Module for Third-Year Medical Students: Group-Based Learning Workshop on the Diagnosis, Workup, and Management of Ascites.

Introduction: As medical students transition from didactic courses to clinical rotations, they will frequently encounter patients with cirrhosis and ascites. It is paramount that they have a firm foundation of how to diagnose ascites and perform a proper diagnostic workup in order to understand the etiology and therefore the proper management. This module is designed as a group-based, interactive learning workshop for those transitioning students.

Orthodontics using an occlusal splint: a clinical report.

Careful management of the occlusion is necessary for successful prosthodontic treatment. A reorganized occlusal approach requires a more accurate registration of the desired jaw position, and where it is difficult to achieve this, an occlusal splint is indicated. This clinical report documents a 60-year-old man with a Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index Class IV dentition, who prior to a full-mouth reconstruction, underwent occlusal splint therapy with a Michigan-type splint that incorporated z-springs to allow concurrent orthodontic tooth movement of two anterior teeth to positions that would allow favorable restorations by correcting occlusal and esthetic form.

Stress in dental specialists: a comparison of six clinical dental specialties.

Objective: To describe and compare the levels of stress reported by dental practitioners working within clinical dental specialties.

Method: Questionnaire survey of 220 dental practitioners identified from the General Dental Council lists of specialist practitioners in the following clinical specialties: orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, prosthetic dentistry.

Findings: The clinical specialties did not differ in their reported levels of stress.