Forensic Dental Medicine

Code:

MD5905

Acronym:

MDF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=510
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	71	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	5	-	2	27	54

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide the students with scientific and technical knowledge which are vital to the development of attitudes and abilities required for an effective cooperation (in the different tasks) between Forensic Dental Medicine and justice.

Learning outcomes and competences

The syllabus is made in the sense that at the end of the course, students hold knowledge, skills and competencies that enable them  to actively participate in an exam that aims human identification using dental techniques.

Working method

Presencial

Program

• Introduction in Forensic Sciences • Forensic Dental Medicine: definition, historical data and main objectives • Human identification according to dental signals • Non-dental techniques for identification • Tooth and dental feeling resistance to physical and chemical elements • Dental techniques for identification • Human identification in case of catastrophe • Human identification by means of reconstructive methods • Marking of dental prostheses: techniques and objectives • Dental bite wounds. Importance to human identification and methodology • Medico-legal aspects of violence (child, women and elderly abuse) 

Mandatory literature

Senn DR, Stimson PG; Forensic Dentistry. 2nd ed. , CRC Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-4200-7836-7

Complementary Bibliography

Stimson PG, Mertz CA; Forensic Dentistry, CRC, 1997. ISBN: 0-8493-8103-7
Magalhães, T.; Abuso de crianças e jovens. Da suspeita ao diagnóstico. , LIDEL, 2010. ISBN: 978-972-757-655-5
Pereira, A.; Medicina dentária forense, AEFMDUP, 1994. ISBN: 972-95748-1-2
Dorion RBJ; Bitemark evidence, Marcel Dekker. ISBN: 0-8247-5414-X

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes and seminars

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Teste		100,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Eligibility for exams

3/4 attendences at classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam 100% + 10% attendance Minimum grade of 9 values in the theoretical exam; a minimum score of 9 values of the average mini-tests. Students from previous year or student with worker status: final score = classification theory test