Information Package / Course Catalogue
Forensic Medicine and Dentistry
Course Code: DHF502
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 1
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach the students ; to gain the information and skills needed to be able to understand, state and be able to offer to legal courts in report form the legal concepts related to cases or events with legal and medical content

Course Content

Laws, forensic responsibilities

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Murat ŞENAVCI
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the laws dentist must obey (malpractices).
2.To learn clear principle technical and scientific information and methodology necessary for solving forensic cases
3.To understand, state and be offer to legal courts in report form the legal concepts related to cases or events with legal and medical content.
4.To learn the evaluations and regulations related to medicine and forensic medicine in the Turkish Law
5.To learn identification regarding forensic dentistry.
Recommended 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 İstismarı [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 press, Newyork - Second Edition
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Forensic medicine, definition of forensic dentistry, responsibility area
Week 2 - Theoretical
Approach to forensic case – concept of case and evidence- differentiation of forensic cases and declaration
Week 3 - Theoretical
Injuries- Evidence determination in maxillo facial injuries
Week 4 - Theoretical
Relationship of trauma and traumatical evidence in Turkish Criminal Code
Week 5 - Theoretical
Psychiatric effects of trauma – Evaluation of psychiatric state and reporting the situation
Week 6 - Theoretical
Gassing effects in teeth regarding forensic toxicology, taking samples, preservation and transferring procedures to laboratuary
Week 7 - Theoretical
Organization of forensic report
Week 8 - Theoretical
Identification – Identification regarding forensic dentistry (Mid term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Analysis of teeth and identification, Identification regarding bite traces (Teorical)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Identification of victims of crime – Role of dentist in F2K (DVI)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Identification using the antropologic tooth materials (Teorical), Role of dentist in reconstruction of face (Teorical)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Education in forensic dentistry, Recording systems and generating data bases
Week 13 - Theoretical
Violence- violence against women, expolitation of children, role of dentist in clarification
Week 14 - Theoretical
Violence- violence against women, expolitation of children, role of dentist in clarification
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)25
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026