Forensic Dentistry

David R. Senn, D.D.S., attended the University of Texas in Austin and received his dental degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. He is director, Center for Education and Research in Forensics; director, Fellowship in Forensic Odontology; and director, Southwest Symposium on Forensic Dentistry. He is also a forensic odontology consultant and chief forensic odontologist for the Bexar County (Texas) Medical Examiner’s Office.Paul G. Stimson, D.D.S., M.S., is a graduate of Loyola University Dental School and has an M.S. degree in general pathology from the University of Chicago. He is an emeritus professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. He is a registered emeritus diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and an active diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology.

• Science, the Law, and Forensic Identification. History of Forensic Dentistry. Scope of Forensic Odontology. Death Investigation Systems. Forensic Medicine and Human Identification. Fingerprints and Human Identification. DNA and DNA Evidence. Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Dental Identification. Forensic Dental Radiography. Forensic Dental Photography. Dental Identification in Multiple Fatality Incidents. Age Estimation from Oral and Dental Structures. Bitemarks. Abuse: The Role of Forensic Dentists. Jurisprudence and Legal Issues. Evidence Management. Future of Forensic Dentistry. Appendix: U.S. Federal and State Court Cases of Interest in Forensic Odontology. Index.

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