Forensic Odontology: Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Students in Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
23 Oct 2020-The Open Dentistry Journal (Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.)-Vol. 14, Iss: 1, pp 515-519
TL;DR: The highest percentage of correct responses stated by the students was related to the estimation of individuals’ age and estimation of dental age based on radiograph and eruption status, but there were clear deficiencies in students' knowledge in relation to other aspects such as gender identification and lip-print, palatal rugae as an indicator in forensic identification.
Abstract: A total of 276 dental students contributed to this study. The highest percentage of correct responses stated by the students was related to the estimation of individuals’ age and estimation of dental age based on radiograph and eruption status. However, there were clear deficiencies in students’ knowledge in relation to other aspects such as gender identification and lip-print, palatal rugae as an indicator in forensic identification. A high percentage (84.8%) had no formal education in the field of forensic odontology. Moreover, 93.1% of the students agreed that their present knowledge about forensic odontology is inadequate. Most of the participants (95.0%) agreed upon the necessity of adding a module on forensic odontology to the current curriculum.
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