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ANTH 377Dental Anthropology

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Anthropology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course introduces students to the analysis of human teeth, which is of central importance to paleopathology, paleoanthropology, forensic science, and contemporary human biomonitoring research. Students will also gain hands-on experience with laboratory techniques as they explore how to address anthropological questions with their data.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed the following:
    • ANTH204 - Biological Anthropology (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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  • Lots of memorization in this course and you need to go during office hours every week to practice labeling teeth if you want a good grade but I would highly recommend if skeletal anthropology or dental anthropology is your passion.

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Fall 2024

uw professors with research in oral health? 3 points, 2 comments

“So I am a 1B student and I wish to gain some research experience as an assistant. More specifically, I want to pursue dentistry in the future, so I was wondering whether any of the professors in the …”

u/flyse: “… Alexis Dolphin is a dental anthropologist/bioarchaeologist and she teaches a course called Dental Anthropology (ANTH 377). I would highly recommend taking any course with her — she's a fantastic instructor and extremely knowledgeable. …”

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