Unit Planning for the Integration of Technology Template

Section 1
Content Area: Dentistry
Unit Title: Forensic Dentistry
Name of Course/Programme Level: Forensic Dentistry, Undergraduate Dentistry programme, Year 4,
Semester 2 course.
Unit Summary: However, the role is broader as it plays important role in dentistry research and is of
immense benefit to clinicians, patients and the public health system. The request for and performance of
autopsy have been on the decline despite its obvious merits to medical and dental practice, the patients
and public health. This unit focuses on the introductory lecture on forensic dentistry, forensic
anthropology, forensic pathology as well as lip and finger print correlation.
Primary interdisciplinary connections: The information in the forensic dentistry is linked with the
knowledge from basic dental and medical courses that were previously taught in early years (Year 1 to
Year 3). The forensic principles taught in this course will be linked with oral anatomy and histology
courses and compile for the purpose of legal evidence. The following disciplines are linked with this unit:
unit links with the disciplines
1. Medical Anatomy
2. Oral and Dental Anatomy
3. Oral Histology
4. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Themes/Focus Questions:
1. What information can be obtained from the dental and oral tissues?
2. What type of tissue changes can occur after death?
3. How to estimate the time or cause of the death?
4. Do lip prints have any forensic significance?
4 THEMES ARE THE FOUR LESSONS.
Unit Rationale:
1. To build a foundational knowledge on the importance of evidence collection.
2. To recognize the significance of dental and oral tissues in forensic investigation.
3. To use the knowledge of dental and oral tissues and apply in the crime and victim identification
for the purpose of identifying age, sex and ethnicity of the individuals.
4. To create and devise molecular techniques in the forensic dentistry investigation methods.

Section 2
Learning/Attainment Targets (Broad goals)

Related Content (write brief content statements)

1: To understand the importance of dental and oral

tissues in forensic investigation.

Personal identification: Age, Gender and Ethnicity

2: To understand principles related to cause and

manner of death.

Rigor mortis, Livor Mortis, Algor mortis, tissue

decomposition and stomach content.

3:Methods to analyze the skeletal remains for the

purpose of identification of time or cause of death

Recover human remains, identification of human

remains, and determination of time or cause of
death.

4. To understand about the lip and finger print

analysis in forensic investigation for the purpose of
personal identification

Lip and finger print correlative analysis for gender

identification.

Section 3
Content Statement
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1. Personal
identification: Age,
Gender and
Ethnicity

Related Topics
Bite mark analysis, Radiographic method of age estimation, facial reconstruction,
Dentist as an expert witness.

2. Rigor mortis,
Livor Mortis, Algor
mortis, tissue
decomposition and
stomach content.

Death investigation, Changes after death, Cause of death, Manner of death and
autopsy report.

3. Recover human
remains,
identification of
human remains,
and determination
of time or cause of
death.

Identifying if the sample is human or not?

Identification of sex, race, age, cause of death and time since death

4. Lip and finger

print correlative
analysis for gender
identification.
Topic#
1. Bite mark
analysis,
Radiographic
method of age
estimation, facial
reconstruction,
Dentist as an expert
witness.

Vertical, Branched, Reticular and undetermined types of lip prints. Loop, arch and
whorl type of finger prints.

2. Death
investigation,
Changes after
death, Cause of
death, Manner of
death and autopsy
report.

Forensic Pathology

3. Identifying if the
sample is human or

Forensic Anthropology

Related Lesson
Introduction to forensic dentistry

not?
Identification of
sex, race, age,
cause of death and
time since death
Lip and Finger Print analysis.
4. Vertical,
Branched,
Reticular and
undetermined types
of lip prints. Loop,
arch and whorl type
of finger prints.
Lesson #

Specific Objectives (Measurable terms)

At the end of this lesson students will be able to

1. Introduction to
forensic dentistry

- Recognize and describe identification methods utilized in forensic dentistry.

- Describe various ways for the dental professional to become involved in forensic
dentistry.
-Analyze the bitemark evidence for the purpose of personal identification.

2.Forensic
pathology

-Describe the death scene investigation methods.

-Understand the pathogenetic changes in rigor, algor and livor mortis
-Discuss exit and entry wounds in gunshot investigation.

3.Forensic
anthropology

-Describe the role of forensic anthropologist

-Discuss the basic principles of age determination from dento-maxillary evidences.
-Categorize various methods of age estimation from dental tissues.

4. Lip and finger

print analysis

-Discuss various lip print patterns

-Discuss various finger print patterns
-Outline the significance of lip and finger print patterns in forensic investigation.

Specific Objective
#

Related Content

Describe the role of

forensic
anthropologist

Anthropological analysis in forensic investigation

Outline the
significance of lip
and finger print
patterns in forensic
investigation.

Lip and finger print analysis in gender or personal identification

Related Content #

Technology Integration

Required Resources & Equipment

Forensic pathology

Powerpoint

Laptop/Smart device with

wired/wireless internet access.

Forensic
anthropology

Powerpoint
Facebook

Laptop/Smart device with

wired/wireless internet access.

Lip and finger print

Prezi, Twitter/Facebook

Laptop/Smart device with

analysis

wired/wireless internet access.

Section 4
General Learning Outcomes (Attainment Targets)
At the end of the course of study students will
-Explain the role of dentist in forensic investigation
-Effectively recognize the role of forensic anthropologist and pathologist
-Discuss various age estimation methods from dental tissues.
-Demonstrate the lip and finger print pattern analysis that are employed in forensic investigation.

Evidence of Learning
Formative Assessment (X days)
The course consists of more hands-on laboratory work and weighted as course work. The entire course
work is graded by the lecturer and course leader. The hands-on laboratory work consists of age estimation
10% course grade.
Continuous Assessment
In class radiographic analysis 10%
In class forensic lip and finger print analysis -10%
Forensic dentist or expert testimony 10%

Summative Assessments
Theory examination -30%
Forensic report from Autopsy department 30%

Section 5
Lesson
Lesson 1
Introduction to Forensic Odontology
Lesson 2
Forensic Pathology
Lesson 3
Forensic Anthropology
Lesson 4
Lip and finger print in forensic dentistry
Teachers Notes

Timeframe
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours

Technological Resource:
1. Prezi and Powerpoint

Instructions for Use:

For the purpose of primary information of the content
that was discussed in the classroom.

2. Youtube

Youtube video as a supplemental learning resource

that can be helpful in the learning to related with
authentic environment.
For the purpose of continued engagement beyond

3.Facebook and Twitter

classroom and stimulate the open discussion and

share the students thoughts on the discussed topic.

4. Google survey document

To evaluate the feedback on the classroom to feedforward

5. email/OurVLE:

To know the information on unclear(muddiest) areas

in the classroom discussion