MSc Forensic Dentistry

at University of Dundee

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