Dental Anthropology
This course examines teeth with an anthropological perspective. By using evolution by natural selection as our theoretical framework, students will learn dental anatomy, morphology, and variation. The course then focuses on embryology, dental development and eruption, and the biocultural ways humans use their teeth.
Prerequisites: ANTH 101 or any 100-level Biology course.
Outcomes: Students will gain factual knowledge of teeth from an evolutionary perspective and will develop specific hands-on skills needed by dental anthropologists, dentists, and oral biologists including dental molding, casting, and wear scoring.
Prerequisites: ANTH 101 or any 100-level Biology course.
Outcomes: Students will gain factual knowledge of teeth from an evolutionary perspective and will develop specific hands-on skills needed by dental anthropologists, dentists, and oral biologists including dental molding, casting, and wear scoring.