Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
DİŞ531201521FORENSIC MEDICINECompulsory591
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this lesson is to provide opportunities to the dentistry students to use their knowledge gained in the past years for real cases, to attend physical examinations and postmortem examination, especially identification to write a forensic case report.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zerrin ÜNAL ERZURUMLU
Learning Outcomes
1To be able to make the definition of wounds, to follow up the wound healing and to make differential diagnosis of wounds
2To define the legal responsibilities of dentists and other health care professionals
3To be able to tell about what are the forensic sciences, what kind of things do those sciences involve and what is the place of forensic medicine among these science
4To be able to give information about crime scene investigation
5To be able to write medical-legal report
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
General Knowledge on Forensic Medicine, Death, Postmortem Changes, Autopsy, Injuries, Forensic Odontology
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to Forensic Medicine and Forensic Odontology
2The history of forensic medicine and forensic dentistry
3Forensic Odontology and Identification-1
4Forensic Odontology and Identification-2
5Forensic Odontology and Determination of the age-1
6Forensic Odontology and Determination of the age-2
7Wounds-1
8Wounds-2
9The concept of judicial cases, expert testimony
10Forensic report writing
11Midterm Exam
12Thanatology
13Early and late signs of death
14Forensic Odontology and autopsy
15Legal responsibilities of dentists-1
16Legal responsibilities of dentists-2
Recommended or Required Reading
HAORLI A, Adli Dişhekimliğ ,2006
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Makeup Examination111
Attending Lectures15115
Question-Answer818
Individual Study for Mid term Examination212
Individual Study for Final Examination212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)30
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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