FOR5016 Clinical forensic odontology
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
FOR5016 Clinical forensic odontology is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Southbank. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Southbank
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before FOR5016
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After FOR5016
No unit lists FOR5016 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a postgraduate degree.
Overview
The aim of this unit is to provide students with a thorough understanding of all aspects of forensic odontology relating to the treatment of living people in a legal setting.
The unit is designed for practicing dentists and medical practitioners who wish to gain a greater understanding of how to deal with the examination and reporting of injuries caused by the teeth, and injuries inflicted to the oro-facial complex.
The unit will also cover dental age estimation techniques, identification of unknown living individuals and issues surrounding dental malpractice and fraud investigations.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Southbank | Block on |
Assessment
- Case Report (2000 words)Competency hurdle25%
- Case Study (2000 words)Competency hurdle25%
- Oral Presentation (15 mins + 5 discussion)Competency hurdle20%
- Essay (2400 words)Competency hurdle30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate facial trauma giving consideration to the bio-mechanics of the bones of the facial skeleton.
- 2
Analyse and interpret soft tissue injury in relation to bite mark evidence, applying skills in the discrimination and comparison of such injuries;
- 3
Evaluate dental age estimation methods as applied to living individuals;
- 4
Recognise and evaluate the dental manifestations of child abuse;
- 5
Illustrate the limitations inherent in identification of individuals from CCTV images;
- 6
Discuss the regulations of the Australian Dental Board as they relate to malpractice and fraud investigation;
- 7
Construct dento-legal reports, and discuss the ramifications involved in presentation of clinical forensic odontology evidence before the courts.
Workload and teaching
It is expected that students will need to undertake approximately 12 hours of study per week over the semester. This will include contact time, private study, assessment tasks (case studies, assignments) and, where possible, involvement in casework. Students are required to attend all workshops offered at the Department of Forensic Medicine during the semester.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Richard Bassed
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Lyndall Smythe