Designing an occlusal appliance digital protocol using an open-source 3D modeling software program: a technical report.

Occlusal splints are a commonly prescribed dental appliance for the management of bruxism or temporomandibular disorders. The use of digital dental technology facilitates the fabrication of this therapeutic device. The improvements in digital technology have helped in designing and producing occlusal splints that show better precision and accuracy as well as ease of manufacturing in terms of time and materials, in addition to the option of a simple and straightforward duplication process.

Assessing decision-making capacity in dementia patients: a semi-structured approach.

One of the consequences of the rapidly increasing numbers of dementia patients in Singapore will be the need for all clinicians (including non-psychiatrists) to be familiar with the fundamentals of how decision-making capacity should be assessed. The clinical settings when the need for such evaluations arise, often involve cognitively or emotionally impaired patients who are required to make treatment, placement, financial or testamentary decisions. The clinician must first diagnose the patient's psychopathology and then go onto testing the functional abilities involved in decision-making.