Forensic Odontology: Principles and Practice details the aspects necessary to become an accomplished forensic odontologist, including an illustration of the skills necessary to become an expert witness. The book is ideal for both the experienced and novice forensic odontologist, covering many fields of expertise, including civil and criminal matters. The civil side involves standard of care and personal injury matters, while the criminal side involves not only dental identification, but management of mass fatality incidents, age assessment, child and elder abuse, and bitemark analysis.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. List of Contributors - p. xiii 7. Biographies - p. xv 8. Foreword - p. xvii 9. Chapter 1. Forensic Sciences and Forensic Identification - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. History and Scope of Forensic Odontology - p. 19 11. Chapter 3. Dental Identification & Radiographic Pitfalls - p. 25 12. Chapter 4. Forensic Dental Photography - p. 47 13. Chapter 5. Disaster Victim Identification - p. 81 14. Chapter 6. Missing and Unidentified Persons - p. 103 15. Chapter 7. Domestic Violence - p. 121 16. Chapter 8. Assessment of Dental Age - p. 145 17. Chapter 9. Patterned Injury Analysis and Bitemark Comparison - p. 173 18. Chapter 10. United States Jurisprudence - p. 207 19. Chapter 11. Expert Witness Guidelines & Testimony: Forensic Odontology Expertise Versus Expert Witness Expertise - p. 217 20. Chapter 12. Expert Witness Liability: An Attorney's Perspective - p. 231 21. Chapter 13. Ethical Issues in Forensic Science & Forensic Odontology - p. 241 22. Chapter 14. Forensic Odontology Related Specialties - p. 275 23. Educational Outcomes - p. 297 24. Index - p. 313
Forensic Odontology: Principles and Practice details the aspects necessary to become an accomplished forensic odontologist, including an illustration of the skills necessary to become an expert witness. The book is ideal for both the experienced and novice forensic odontologist, covering many fields of expertise, including civil and criminal matters. The civil side involves standard of care and personal injury matters, while the criminal side involves not only dental identification, but management of mass fatality incidents, age assessment, child and elder abuse, and bitemark analysis.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. List of Contributors - p. xiii 7. Biographies - p. xv 8. Foreword - p. xvii 9. Chapter 1. Forensic Sciences and Forensic Identification - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. History and Scope of Forensic Odontology - p. 19 11. Chapter 3. Dental Identification & Radiographic Pitfalls - p. 25 12. Chapter 4. Forensic Dental Photography - p. 47 13. Chapter 5. Disaster Victim Identification - p. 81 14. Chapter 6. Missing and Unidentified Persons - p. 103 15. Chapter 7. Domestic Violence - p. 121 16. Chapter 8. Assessment of Dental Age - p. 145 17. Chapter 9. Patterned Injury Analysis and Bitemark Comparison - p. 173 18. Chapter 10. United States Jurisprudence - p. 207 19. Chapter 11. Expert Witness Guidelines & Testimony: Forensic Odontology Expertise Versus Expert Witness Expertise - p. 217 20. Chapter 12. Expert Witness Liability: An Attorney's Perspective - p. 231 21. Chapter 13. Ethical Issues in Forensic Science & Forensic Odontology - p. 241 22. Chapter 14. Forensic Odontology Related Specialties - p. 275 23. Educational Outcomes - p. 297 24. Index - p. 313
