Forensic dentistry deals with the examination, handling, and presentation of dental evidence for the legal system.
You will develop your knowledge, experience and skills in forensic dentistry, and in aspects of forensic medicine, law and research.
You will study:
dental identification and profiling including sessions on death and cognitive bias with a psychologist
disaster victim identification
age estimation from dental sources
dental report writing and giving evidence
limitations of bite mark identification
Practical sessions include:
dental autopsy instructions using the Thiel cadavers (facility offered by the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID))
image acquisition with portable X-ray unit
interpretation of ante-mortem and post-mortem dental data
a mock trial and first-hand experience and training with PlassData software for disaster victim identification