Abstract

SILVA, Fábio Elpídio; ZAITTER, Wellington Menyrval  and  FERNANDES, Mário Marques. Perspectives in teaching and civil liability expertise for forensic dentist. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.4, pp. 95-106. ISSN 1679-5954.

The forensic dentistry relates to all other dental specialties, making the connection between dentistry and law. Among the various possibilities of action, are teaching, as well as skills in various forums, and in this context, existing in civil context in which the expert is appointed to conduct the forensic work demands often involving professional responsibility. This study aims to correlate available data on enrolled in dental specialties, existing specialization courses, and dental schools registered in Brazil, highlighting the expert performance perspective in Forensic Dentistry in teaching and civil forensic practice. This is a descriptive observational analysis that was prepared a coefficient of experts in specialties with more demands in legal proceedings in Brazil (orthodontics and implantology) in each Brazilian state from the data available on the website of the Federal Council of Dentistry (CFO) and collected and compiled data on experts in Forensic Dentistry, specialization courses and existing dental schools in the country. It is concluded that the forensic dentistry showed a potential labor market, expanding, and with good prospects for action both in academic as in judicial expertise in civil matters.

Keywords : Forensic Dentistry.; Ethics; Dental.; Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice.; Job Market..