Forensic Odontology Principles and Practice
Auteurs : David Thomas J., Lewis Jim
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.
Dr. David is a Consultant in Forensic Odontology to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Division of Forensic Sciences and the State of Georgia Medical Examiner’s Office. He also holds a faculty appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry of the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Knoxville. He provides instruction for the Forensic Odontology Fellowship program and the University of Tennessee biennial Symposium “All That Remains.
James, M Lewis, DMD attended the University of Alabama and earned his dental degree from the School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, in 1985. He has maintained a general dentistry practice since that time, exclusively in Madison, AL since 1986.
Dr. Lewis completed a Fellowship in Forensic Odontology from the Center for Education and Research in Forensics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2001. As a forensic odontologist, he assisted in victim identification in New York following the World Trade Center attack; and since 2003, he has served as a consultant to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS). And
- Provides a comprehensive review of forensic odontology, including the skills necessary to become a competent expert witness
- Covers the fields of forensic odontology, the basic skills, legal aspects, legal precedents, report writing and expert witness testimony
- Includes numerous illustrations, including charts and graphs, along with B&W and color images
Date de parution : 01-2018
Ouvrage de 338 p.
19x23.3 cm
Thèmes de Forensic Odontology :
Mots-clés :
Abuse; Age estimation; Age of legal majority; Alternate light imaging; Analysis; Assessment of age; Bite marks; Comparison; Dental identification; Dental photography; Dental radiography; Dental; Dentistry; Deposition; Disaster victim identification; DNA analysis; Domestic violence; Ethics; Expert testimony; Expert witness testimony; Forensic anthropology; Forensic dentistry; Forensic identification; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Forensic; History; Human identification; Identification; Infrared imaging; Insurance; Jurisprudence; Lawsuit; Liability; Mass fatality incident; Missing persons; Odontology; Professionalism; Profile; Scope; Teeth; Testimony; Trial; Ultraviolet imaging