Additional Audience(s): Hygienist, EFDA/Dental Assistant, Front Office, Lab Tech
The roles that the dental profession serves for forensic science continue to evolve. Forensic Odontology contributes not only to scientific human identification, be it a single individual or a multiple fatality incident and the recognition, evidence preservation and proper documentation of numerous methods and manifestations of abuse, but also in assisting law enforcement with the missing persons, cold case investigations, and in matters of litigation citing parameters or standards of dental care.
This program will provide a comprehensive account of a dental autopsy. The photographic, radiographic and clinical management techniques necessary to several postmortem states will be shown, including: skeletonized, fragmented, decomposed and burned.
Learning Objectives:
Improve appreciation for the forensic-legal values of accurate and comprehensive dental records.
Understand compliance and cooperation with the medical-legal systems of death investigation and HIPAA exemptions for the release of protected health information to appropriate authorities.
Understand the roles, authority, and limitations of a forensic dental team in human identifications.
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