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Forensic Odontology

Principles and Practice

Book2018

Edited by:

Thomas J. David and James M. Lewis

Forensic Odontology

Principles and Practice

Book2018

 

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Edited by:

Thomas J. David and James M. Lewis

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    Chapter 1 - Forensic Sciences and Forensic Identification

    Scott Hahn, Melissa Mourges and Alexander Simpson

    Pages 1-17

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    Chapter 2 - History and Scope of Forensic Odontology

    Bruce A. Schrader

    Pages 19-23

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    Chapter 3 - Dental Identification & Radiographic Pitfalls

    Peter W. Loomis, Jacqueline S. Reid, ... Richard A. Weems

    Pages 25-46

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    Chapter 4 - Forensic Dental Photography

    Mark L. Bernstein and Franklin D. Wright

    Pages 47-80

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    Chapter 5 - Disaster Victim Identification

    Peter W. Loomis

    Pages 81-102

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    Chapter 6 - Missing and Unidentified Persons

    James P. Fancher and Peter Hampl

    Pages 103-120

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    Chapter 7 - Domestic Violence

    John D. Melville and John D. McDowell

    Pages 121-144

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    Chapter 8 - Assessment of Dental Age

    James M. Lewis and Kathleen A. Kasper

    Pages 145-171

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    Chapter 9 - Patterned Injury Analysis and Bitemark Comparison

    Thomas J. David and James M. Lewis

    Pages 173-206

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    Chapter 10 - United States Jurisprudence

    Robert E. Barsley and Haskell M. Pitluck

    Pages 207-216

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    Chapter 11 - Expert Witness Guidelines & Testimony: Forensic Odontology Expertise Versus Expert Witness Expertise

    Thomas J. David and Robert E. Barsley

    Pages 217-230

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    Chapter 12 - Expert Witness Liability: An Attorney's Perspective

    Pages 231-239

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    Chapter 13 - Ethical Issues in Forensic Science & Forensic Odontology

    J.C. Upshaw Downs and Robert E. Barsley

    Pages 241-273

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    Chapter 14 - Forensic Odontology Related Specialties

    Craig O'Connor, Melissa Mourges, ... Heather Walsh-Haney

    Pages 275-296

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    Educational Outcomes

    Edward E. Herschaft

    Pages 297-312

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    Index

    Pages 313-320

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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.

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.

Key Features

  • 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
  • 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

Details

ISBN

978-0-12-805198-6

Language

English

Published

2018

Copyright

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Imprint

Academic Press

Editors

Thomas J. David

Forensic Odontology Consultant, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Division of Forensic Sciences, Decatur, GA, United States

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Dentistry, Forensic Dentistry Fellowship, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, United States

James M. Lewis

Forensic Odontology Consultant, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Madison, AL, United States

Assistant Professor, Department of General Dentistry, Forensic Dentistry Fellowship, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, United States

Adjunct Faculty, Center for Education and Research in Forensics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States