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AuSFO Rules of Association

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ANZFSS Code of Ethics

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AuSFO Disaster Victim Identification Forensic Odontology Guide

Click to download: AuSFO Disaster Victim Identification GuideVersion 3.pdf (369KB)

AuSFO Disaster Victim Identification Resources

Click to download: disaster_victim_identification_training_resources.pdf

Casework Identification Terminology

Following  discussions at the Medical Science Scientific Advisory Group  standard terminology for all routine casework around Australia, should be based on Interpol terminology.

Click to download: IDENTIFICATION_BY_DENTAL_COMPARISON.pdf

Radiation safety - Nomad handheld portable radiating device

A pdf file manual on the use of a NOMAD can be read on the web at http://www.aribex.com/support/productsupport.html

An Operator Training Powerepoint is available - completion of a simple test allows participants to be issued with a Training Certificate (mandatory for deployment in South Australia). Contact Dr John Berketa ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) for details.

Age estimation

Click to download: AuSFO_Age_Guidelines.pdf

Click to download: Age_FAQ_2010.pdf

Click to download: Dental_ageing_References_2010.pdf

Click to download: Anthropology_Ageing_Bibliography_2010.pdf

Click to download: Blenkin_Method_&_Stages.pdf

Click to download: Blenkin_Age_Curves.pdf

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Comparative dental anatomy in Disaster Victim Identification: Lessons from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires.

  Forensic Science International. 205:36-39.

Uniqueness in the forensic identification sciences – Fact of fiction? 

Forensic Science International. 206:12-18.

The Forensic Identification Sciences Since Daubert Part II – Judicial Reasoning in Decisions to Exclude Forensic Identification.

Journal of Forensic Sciences. 56(4):915-7.

Australasian and Multinational Disaster Victim Identification. In Bowers CM (ed) Forensic Dental Evidence.

  James H, Taylor JA. 2010.Elsevier

Age Evaluation and Odontology.  In Black, Aggrawal and Payne-James (eds) Age Estimation in the Living: Theory and practice for the Medico-Legal Professions.  .

Taylor JA, Blenkin MRB. 2010. Wiley

 Developing Protocols for Disaster Victim Identification. 

 Taylor J. 2010.Saarbrucken, Lambert Academic Publishing

 

Forensic odontology special issue September 2010

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 1-2

 

Forensic Dental Identification

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 3-4

 

Odontology as a forensic science, the North American experience

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 5-7

INTERPOL DVI best-practice standards An overview

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 18-21

In the absence of dental records, do we need forensic odontologists at mass grave sites?

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 22-26

Dental radiology considerations in DVI incidents: A review

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 27-32

Is current bite mark analysis a misnomer?

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 33-37

A paradigm shift in the analysis of bitemarks

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 38-44

Error rates in bite mark analysis in an in vivo animal model

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 45-55

The application of affine transformations in matching distorted forensic samples with a common origin

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 56-58

The use of full spectrum digital photography for evidence collection and preservation in cases involving forensic odontology

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 59-67

Role of the odontologist in the investigation of domestic violence, neglect of the vulnerable, and institutional violence and torture

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 68-73

Ascertaining year of birth/age at death in forensic cases: A review of conventional methods and methods allowing for absolute chronology

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 74-78

Dental age estimation utilizing third molar development: A review of principles, methods, and population studies used in the United States

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 79-83

A comparative study of two different regression methods for radiographs in Polish youngsters estimating chronological age on third molars

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 86-94

Interpreting group differences using Demirjian's dental maturity method

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 95-101

Human third molars development: Comparison of 9 country specific populations

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 102-105

Human dental age estimation using third molar developmental stages: Accuracy of age predictions not using country specific information

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 106-111

Image quality assessment and medical physics evaluation of different portable dental X-ray units

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 112-117

Targeting specific facial variation for different identification tasks

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 118-124

Objective 3D face recognition: Evolution, approaches and challenges

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 125-132

The reproducibility of facial approximation accuracy results generated from photo-spread tests

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 133-137

Computerized craniofacial reconstruction: Conceptual framework and review

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 138-145

Bayesian estimation of optimal craniofacial reconstructions

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 146-152

The human masseter muscle and its biological correlates: A review of published data pertinent to face prediction

Forensic Science International, Volume 201, Issues 1-3, 10 September 2010, Pages 153-159

Techniques of dental DNA extraction: Some operative experiences

Forensic Science International, Volume 204, Issues 1-3, 30 January 2011, Pages 111-114

Validity of Demirjian and Willems methods for dental age estimation for Malaysian children aged  15 years old

Forensic Science International, Volume 204, Issues 1-3, 30 January 2011, Pages 208.e1-208.e6

Forensic aspects of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Disaster

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 2-7

Mortuary operations in the aftermath of the 2009 Victorian bushfires

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 8-14

Contribution of postmortem multidetector CT scanning to identification of the deceased in a mass disaster: Experience gained from the 2009 Victorian bushfires

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 15-28

The role of forensic anthropology in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 29-35

Comparative dental anatomy in Disaster Victim Identification: Lessons from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 36-39

Preservation of dental evidence following exposure to high temperatures

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 40-43

The role of the forensic odontologist in disaster victim identification: Lessons for management

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 44-47

The use of computed tomography (CT) to estimate age in the 2009 Victorian Bushfire Victims: A case report

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 48-51

The contribution of DNA to the disaster victim identification (DVI) effort

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 52-58

Forensic medical lessons learned from the Victorian Bushfire Disaster: Recommendations from the Phase 5 debrief

Forensic Science International, Volume 205, Issues 1-3, 25 February 2011, Pages 73-76

Uniqueness in the forensic identification sciences Fact or fiction?

Forensic Science International, Volume 206, Issues 1-3, 20 March 2011, Pages 12-18

Canine pulp ratios in estimating pensionable age in subjects with questionable documents of identification

Forensic Science International, Volume 206, Issues 1-3, 20 March 2011, Pages 132-135

Dental implant changes following incineration

Forensic Science International, Volume 207, Issues 1-3, 15 April 2011, Pages 50-54

Age Estimation from the Teeth Using a Modified Demirjian System

Journal of Forensic Sciences DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01491.x

The Fate of Research Presented at an Annual Forensic Meeting

Journal of Forensic Science DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01504.x

Statistical Evidence for the Similarity of the Human Dentition

Journal of Forensic Science DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01531.x

On Gerasimovs Plastic Facial Reconstruction Technique: New Insights to 
Facilitate Repeatability

Journal of Forensic Science  DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01672.x

Proceedings of the International Tooth Enamel Symposium: Demineralization and Remineralization.

Wakaba Publishing, Tokyo, ISBN 978-4-89824-043-4 (2009)

Bite Marks in Current Practice in Forensic Medicine. (Chapter 11)

CLEMENT JG . J Gall and J Payne-James (eds) Publisher: John Wiley and sons. London UK pp 291-308 (2011)

Forensic Odontology. Chapter 34 in: Expert Evidence Practice and Advocacy

H Selby and I Freckleton (eds), Law Book Company, Sydney. (eds) Freckletons and Selby. Publisher: Law Book Company: (2010)

The Melbourne Femur Collection: How a forensic anthropological collection came to have broader applications. Chapter 13 in Bone Histology: an Anthropological Perspective

S Stout and Christian Crowder (eds) Publisher: Taylor and Francis (in press 2010)

Technological Developments in the analysis of cortical bone histology: the third dimension and its potential in anthropology. Chapter 15 in Bone Histology: an Anthropological Perspective .

S Stout and Christian Crowder (eds) Publisher: Taylor and Francis (in press 2010)

Inter-species variation in bone mineral behaviour upon heating

Journal of Forensic Sciences (In press January 2011)

Augmentation of linear facial anthropometrics through modern morphometrics: A facial convexity example

Australian Dental Journal, (In press December 2010)

Targeting specific facial variation for different identification tasks

Forensic Science International 201(1-3):118-124 (2010).

Objective 3D Face Recognition: Evolution, approaches and challenges

Forensic Science International 201(1-3):125-132 (2010)

Computerized craniofacial reconstruction: conceptual framework and review

Forensic Science International 201(1-3):138-145 (2010)

Bayesian estimation of optimal craniofacial reconstructions

Forensic Science International 201(1-3): 146-152 (2010)

Contrasting the crystallinity indicators of heated and diagenetically altered bone mineral

Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 296(1-2):125-129 (2010)

A general few-projection method for tomographic reconstruction of samples consisting of several distinct materials

Applied physics letters; 96(2), (2010)

Femoral Neck Trabecular Bone: Loss With Aging and Role in Preventing Fracture

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 24:1808-1818 (2009)

Evaluation of two dental identification computer systems: DAVID and WinID3

Journal of Forensic Odontostomatology 25(1):23-29, (2007)

Construction and use of facial archetypes in anthropology and syndrome diagnosis

Forensic Science International 159S1:S175-S185 (2006)

New software for computer-assisted dental data matching in disaster victim identification and long-term missing persons investigations: “DAVID-Web”

Forensic Science International 159S1:S24-S29 (2006)

3-D imaging and quantitative comparison of human dentitions and simulated bite marks

International Journal of Legal Medicine 4:1-9 (2006)

Three-dimensional facial shape archetypes for identification and diagnosis

In Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on biological shape analysis. 2009: Tsukuba, Japan. (In press, World Press, Singapore (2011)

3-dimensional facial profiling: The utility of high dimensional geometric morphometrics in the objective assessment of facial harmony

in Annals of Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons 20th Convocation. 2010: Perth. (Accepted for publication)

A forensic approach to fatal dog attacks. A case study and review of the literature

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20719439

The role of the forensic odontologist in disaster victim identification: Lessons for management

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Dental implant changes following incineration

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Age estimation by pulp/tooth area ratio in canines: Cameriere's method assessed in an Indian sample using radiovisiography

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Validity of Demirjian and Willems methods for dental age estimation for Malaysian children aged 5–15 years old

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Preservation of dental evidence following exposure to high temperatures

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Forensic aspects of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Disaster

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Uniqueness in the forensic identification sciences—Fact or fiction?

Forensic Science Internationa

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedl

Mathematical matching of a dentition to bitemarks: Use and evaluation of affine methods

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez

Forensic Science International

A comparative study of two methods of dental pulp extraction for genetic fingerprinting

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez

Canine pulp ratios in estimating pensionable age in subjects with questionable documents of identification

Forensic Science International

http://www.fsijournal.org/article/S0379-0738(10)00374-9/abstract

Expert Disagreement in Bitemark Casework

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01073.x/abstract

Uniqueness of the Dentition as Impressed in Human Skin: A Cadaver Model

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01076.x/abstract

The Identification of a Human Skull Recovered from an eBay Sale

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01194.x/abstract

The Response of Skin to Applied Stress: Investigation of Bitemark  Distortion in a Cadaver Model

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01235.x/abstract

Radiographic Recognition of Dental Implants as an Aid to Identifying the  Deceased

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01226.x/abstract

The Reliability of Chronological Age Determination by Means of Mandibular
Third Molar Development in Subjects in Croatia

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01238.x/abstract

An Evaluation of Statistical Methods for the Determination of Age of Death

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01341.x/abstract

The Odontology Victim Identification Skill Assessment System

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20345802

A brief history of Forensic odontology since 1775.

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

http://www.jflmjournal.org/article/S1752-928X(09)00219-4/abstract

A comparative study of two different regression methods for radiographs in Polish youngsters estimating chronological age on third molars.

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20452156

The use of full spectrum digital photography for evidence collection and preservation in cases involving forensic odontology.

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20447784

Error rates in bite mark analysis in an in vivo animal model

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez

Inquiry into the Scientific Basis for Bitemark Profiling and Arbitrary Distortion Compensation.

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20384914

Is current bite mark analysis a misnomer?

Forensic Science International

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20399049

Forensic oral imaging quality of hand-held dental X-ray devices: Comparison of two image receptors and two devices

Forensic Science International, Volume 194, Issues 1-3, 30 January 2010, Pages 20-27

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez

Dental Cementum in Age Estimation: A Polarized Light and Stereomicroscopic Study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123327523/HTMLSTART

The Response of Skin to Applied Stress: Investigation of Bitemark Distortion in a Cadaver Model

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123198454/HTMLSTART

Radiographic Recognition of Dental Implants as an Aid to Identifying the Deceased

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123195010/HTMLSTART

Fimag: The United Kingdom Disaster Victim/Forensic Identification Imaging System

Journal of Forensic Sciences

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122616278/HTMLSTART

Quantification of Characteristics of Human Dentition (Final)

Click to download: Quantification_of_Characteristics_of_Human_Dentition_Final.pdf (139KB)

Expert Disagreement in Bitemark Casework

Journal of Forensic Sciences
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122408155/HTMLSTART

Uniqueness of the Dentition as Impressed in Human Skin: A Cadaver Model

Journal of Forensic Sciences
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122408158/HTMLSTART

A New Digital Method for the Objective Comparison of Frontal Sinuses for Identification

Journal of Forensic Sciences
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122408157/HTMLSTART

DNA Preservation in Skeletal Elements from the World Trade Center Disaster: Recommendations for Mass Fatality Management

Journal of Forensic Sciences
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122332594/HTMLSTART

Personal Identification by Morphometric Analyses of Intra-Oral Radiographs of Unrestored Teeth

Journal of Forensic Sciences
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122530393/HTMLSTART

 

Forensic Magazine®

This online magazine is published every two months. It is a free subscription. It is worth reading to see what is going on. Every now and then it has an article that may be of interest to the forensic odontologist.

http://www.forensicmag.com/

Draft minutes of the Annual General Meeting held in Darwin 

Click to download: Minutes of annual general meeting.pdf

Latest News re INTERPOL provided by Alain (posted 14/11/11)

I have just returned from the Steering Group (SG) meeting of the INTERPOL DVI Standing committee (DVI SC) that met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last week. The meeting was held parallel to a Brazilian initiated meeting-'International Conference of DVI or ICDVI 2011'.

Here is a summary of events as I feel impact on the FOd WG.

United Arab Emirates was accepted as a member of the SG this means  the Middle East is now represented.

The dates for the SC meeting next May (2012) will be May 22, 23 and 24.

The FOd WG will meet on the Monday, May 21, 2011, in the same format as this year.

IOFOS president will be invited to attend the FOd WG and DVI SC meetings.

There is a new public INTERPOL website. There appears to be some material missing from the DVI section — please let me know if you come across any omissions, errors.

The DVI section is a little hard to find and the SG has asked INTERPOL to make this section more visible.

Further work in relation to Ethical standards in DVI 

The initiative for INTERPOL and ICMP to work more closely in relation to DVI is progressing

The Singapore regional headquarters for INTERPOL is advancing and there isa real possibility that DVI will be relocated to Singapore ( ? 2013/2104)

The development of the FASTID program is continuing with advanced testing about to be commenced.

There are continuing efforts to engage with the UN and EU in DVI matters

2008 DVI forms should be available on the website in all 4 languages (of INTERPOL) by the end of the year.

There is to be a major revision of the INTERPOL DVI forms in 2013. 

As the process is lengthy, this is actually not that far away (it may seem so to many, but in effect the revisions/changes if any, need to be completed by early next year). There is thus a very ordered and strict timetable.

You are therefore asked to submit to me by December 01, 2011, any suggestions. The initial call is for any changes proposed in regard to format, and content. You may submit proposals in relation to the whole document, not just the 'F' pages. Carte blanche!

 Kindest regards to all

 Alain

 Medical Sciences Scientific Advisory Group Meeting

The pdf of the latest Sag meeting is in the public section under newsletters section.

 

members alert re bogus email !!!    posted 19/09/11

If you receive an email with the Heading INVITATION - SPECIAL ISSUE - DENTISTRY and including the text below it is not legitimate and should be trashed.

Cheers
Jane

OMICS Publishing Group - Dentistry - Open Access
Dear Dr Anthony J Hill ,

We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper towards the "Dentistry" for a special issue. The special issue title is: Identification and Age Estimation in Forensic Odontology This special issue is being co-edited by a team. Details listed below:

Dr. John Clement, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Helena Ranta, University of Helsinki, Finland

Worrying times (POSTED 12/09/11)

Article in The Guardian by Ian Sample??Friday September 9 2011?? titled " Streamlined use of forensic evidence eases burden on courts. Metropolitan police pilot scheme of forensic streamlining results in 80% guilty? pleas."