Adjunct Clinical Professor New York University College of Dentistry New York, New York, United States
Disclosure(s):
Kenneth Aschheim, DDS: Numerous: Board Member/Advisory Panel (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), I serve as a consultant and sit on numerous boards without receiving any compensation. (Ongoing)
This course provides an in-depth exploration of forensic odontology as applied within a large municipal agency. You will explore real-world scenarios, learning the processes of dental evidence collection, record analysis and radiograph interpretation. Through diverse case studies—including civil litigation, criminal investigations and disaster victim identification—you'll gain insights into body identification terminology, the significance of contextual versus non-contextual data and the critical role of dental records in various forensic contexts.
Learning Objectives:
Understand forensic odontology's role in age estimation, dental identification and mass disaster victim identification, including data transfer processes
Analyze dental records and radiographs to establish identifications in forensic cases, distinguishing between antemortem and postmortem data
Assess the practical aspects of forensic odontology in civil litigation, understanding the implications of contextual and non-contextual evidence
