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1 Irena Dawidson DDS Ph.D. Forensic odontology in Sweden

2 Government agency The Ministry of Justice The National Board of Forensic Medicine

3 Forensic genetics Directorate Forensic psychiatry Forensic medicine Forensic toxicology The National Board of Forensic Medicine

4 Forensic medicine departments in Sweden: Lund Uppsala Linköping Umeå Göteborg Stockholm Forensic medicine  - Forensic odontology

5 The National Board of Forensic Medicine The Forensic Medicine Department in Stockholm

6 Forensic odontology Forensic odontology – that branch of odontology which – in the interest of justice – deals with the proper handling and examination of dental evidence and with the proper evaluation and presentation of dental findings. Sören Keiser-Nielsen, 1970

7 Forensic odontology Identification of the nameless bodies Age estimation of the leaving and the deceased Analyses of bitemarks Assessment of teeth and jaw jnjuries Investigation of archeological material Laws and regulations that govern the dental service

8 1. Clinical work 2. Education 3. Research Forensic odontology

9 A.Full time forensic odontologist B. Part time forensic odontologists C. General dentists trained in forensic odontology

10 National service - The supreme commander of the armed forces - The speaker of the parliament - The king - The forensic odontologist

11 Forensic odontology Organisation - locally - natioally - internationally

12 Since 1979 – 203 members The Swedish Society of Forensic Odontology

13 The Nordic Society of Forensic Odontology

14 International organisations Nordisk Rettsodontologik Forening (NRF) International Association for Forensic Sciences (IAFS) International Organization for Forensic Odonto- Stomatology (IOFOS) Interpol


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