Forensic Dentistry (part time) PGDip

Forensic dentistry deals with the examination, handling, and presentation of dental evidence for the legal system.

You will develop your knowledge, experience and skills in forensic dentistry, and in aspects of forensic medicine and law.

You will study:

• dental identification and profiling
• disaster victim identification
• age estimation from dental sources
• dental report writing
• limitations of bite mark identification
• aspects of forensic medicine which are most frequently the subject of expert testimony in the courts
• knowledge on dental care from ethical and legal perspectives.

You can go on to work in a regular dental practice and provide expert opinion when requested by coroners or procurator fiscals, police, and solicitors. Some forensic dentists work in cases involving dental insurance fraud and litigation cases. Many countries have established a Disaster Victim Identification team and forensic dentists are an important part of it. You can also be deployed as a team member of a privately held company.