Abstract

BRITES, Alyssa Niara; PITHAN, Sílvia Ataide; NUNES, Marília Forgearini  and  BRITES, Ian Fabrício. Forensic Dentistry in higher education of Rio Grande do Sul State. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.3, pp. 36-45. ISSN 1679-5954.

The teaching of Forensic Dentistry as a discipline in undergraduate courses takes an unique importance, since there is an increasing need to enable the student to a rising working area and to offer a humanistic education, always guided by ethical and legal precepts. Thus, it was realized an exploratory study about the presence of Forensic Dentistry and its related content in undergraduate Dentistry courses in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, through the analysis of their Pedagogic Projects. Fourteen projects (93%) were analysed in this research. From an in-depht perspective, 36% of these courses offer the Forensic Dentistry discipline, while 64% did not offer it. From a larger perspective, 93% of the courses cover some aspects of the knowledge of Forensic Dentistry, while 7% do not treat the issue. Therefore, it is necessary to standardize the teaching of Forensic Dentistry in undergraduation.

Keywords : Forensic Odontology.; Ethics; Dental.; Education; Dental..