Tag Archives: dental identification

Forensics: A note to @theNAME1966 and @The_AAFS

Posted on May 26, 2021 by csidds

In the US there are only 81 ABFO forensic dentists. Many are retiring or inactive. For @theNAME1966 to require its certified medical examiner offices to ONLY affiliate ABFO dentists is a serious mistake and not supported by past practices in … Continue reading →

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Talking forensic heads ignore the dental evidence in London tower disaster

Posted on June 16, 2017 by csidds

The Grenfell Tower disaster.  The medical side of forensics talks about DNA being the cornerstone for potential identification. He does admit that teeth are highly resistant to total destruction in high temperature environments but misses the obvious dental identification material … Continue reading →

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