COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ATD 5210 FORENSIC MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY COMPULSORY 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEMIHA HÜLYA ERTEN CAN

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

The aim of this course is for students to be able to understand and express the relations of forensic medical facts and events with legal concepts, and to have the knowledge and skills to present them to the judicial authorities in the form of a report.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Learns the rules to which he is subject while practicing the profession of medicine.
2   2. Learns the main technical and scientific information and analysis methodology necessary for the resolution of forensic cases.
3   3. Have the knowledge and skills to understand and express the relations of forensic medical cases and events with legal concepts, and to present them to the judicial authorities in the form of a report.
4   4. Learns the regulations and evaluations related to medicine and forensic medicine in Turkish Law.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Forensic Medicine, Definition and History of Forensic Dentistry, areas of responsibility
2 Approach to Forensic Cases - Concepts of Fact and Incident - Distinguishing and Notification of Forensic Cases
3 Determination of Evidence in Wounds - Trauma Cases - Maxillo Facial Injuries
4 Wounds Trauma and Relation of Trauma Findings with Legal Concepts in Turkish Penal Code - Expression
5 Psychological-Psychiatric Aspects of Trauma -Psychiatric Evaluation and Reporting of Psychiatric Status in Forensic Cases
6 Forensic Toxicology Traces of Poisoning on Teeth Obtaining, Storing and Transporting Materials for Toxicological Examinations
7 Arrangement of Forensic Report
8 Identification - Identification in terms of Forensic Dentistry
9 Identification with Tooth Analysis,
10 Identification from Bite Marks
11 Identification of Disaster Victims - The Role of the Dentist in F2K (DVI) Studies
12 Identification from Anthropological Dental Materials (theoretical), Role of the Dentist in Facial Reconstruction Technique
13 Establishment of Education, Recording Systems and Databases in Forensic Dentistry

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Stimson PG. Mertz CA. (1997), Forensic Dentistry, CRC PRESS, USA, Florida- First Edition
2. Bowers CM. (2004), Forensic Dental Evidence An Investigator's Hand Book Elsevier Academic Pres, Nederland, Meppel, First Edition
3. Knight B. (2004), Forensic Pathology, Great Britain, ARNOLD, LONDON- Third Edition.
4. Polat O. (2007), Tüm Boyutlarıyla Çocuk Istismarı [Description, Child Abuse and Neglect All of The Dimentions]. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık; 1. Baskı
5. Mason J K. Purdue B N., (2000), The Pathology of Trauma, USA: Oxford University Pres Inc, Newyork- Third Edition.
6. Di Maio V J. Di Maio D., (2000), Forensic Pathology, USA: CRC

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

course

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

SHORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ARS MIDTERM EXAM
2 KSN ASSIGNMENT
3 YYS SEMESTER FINAL EXAM
4 YYBN SEMESTER FINAL COURSE GRADE ARS * 0.40 + YYS * 0.60
5 BUT Resit Exam Grade
6 BBN Resit Course Grade ARS * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

*** The Resit Criteria Are Not Taken Into Account In The Units Where The Resit Exam Is Not Made.

Assessment Criteria

1. The student should be able to define the rules to which they are subject while practicing the profession of medicine.
2. The student should be able to describe the necessary technical and scientific knowledge and analysis methodology in the resolution of forensic cases.
3. The student should be able to understand and express the relations of forensic medical facts and events with legal concepts and have the knowledge and skills to present them to the judicial authorities in a report.
4. The student should be able to define the regulations and evaluations related to medicine and forensic medicine in Turkish Law.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semihahulya.ertencan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 25

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45

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