Forensic Dental Medicine

Code:

MIMD040207

Acronym:

MDF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

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	62	Official Plan from the academic year 2020/2021	4	-	3	36	81
		NÃO INSCREVER - Plano exclusivo para uso administrativo	4	-	3	36	81

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. Besides, the student should have also acquired knowledge in the assessment of orofacial injuries in a forensic perspective. This should be useful in future studies in the forensic clinic area, focusing on dental medicine.

Working method

Presencial

Program

• Introduction to Forensic Sciences: basic notions and general concepts


• Forensic Dental Medicine: definition, historical data and main objectives


• Human identification with dental techniques


• Non-dental techniques for identification


• Human identification in case of catastrophe


• Human identification by means of reconstructive methods


• Bite marks: Importance in human identification and methodology


• Medico-legal aspects of violence (child, intimate-relationships and in the elderly) 


• Orofacial damage assessment (Forensic clinics)


• General concepts on Legal Medicine and forensic sciences: different areas

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; classes are expositive (with powerpoint presentation) and have a practical component, with exercises (using moodle), presentation of cases and discussion of papers

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	70,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

3/4 attendences at classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam 80% + 20% continuous evaluation.  The minimum grade is 10 values in the theoretical exam. Students from the previous year or student with worker status: final score = classification theory test