SIU School of Dental Medicine

Saturday, May 3, 2025
"Forensic Odontology: The Basics and Beyond"
Presented in person or via Zoom by Dr. Howard Cooper

Day Two of the SIU School of Dental Medicine's Spring Alumni Weekend

• Course Presented (In Person or via Zoom) by Dr. Howard Cooper
  
  • Registration will open at 7:45 a.m.
  • Lecture will begin at 8:00 a.m.
  • In Person in Hoag Hall (Building 283) on the Alton Campus

Course Summary: This course will be great for anyone interested in learning about Forensic Odontology. Being that it's a topic that most folks don't think about, I think everyone will come away with a much better understanding of the role of the Forensic Odontologist and how we, as dentists/hygienists/assistants, can make their job much easier. I will also show a number of actual cases and discuss my DMORT deployments.

Course Objectives: After attending the course, the student should:

1. Understand the history of Forensic Odontology (Dentistry).
2. Understand the methods used to identify deceased individuals when visual identification is not possible
3. Understand why dental evidence is different from other identification modalities.
4. Understand the role of an Odontologist in both the Medical Examiner's Office and in Mass Disasters
5. Understand the current role of bitemarks.
6. Understand how to aid Law Enforcement in victim identification.
7. Understand why our record keeping makes a difference in identification.
8. Understand what is considered a Mass Disaster and why.
9. Understand the role of the Federal DMORT team

Please note that this course will contain photos of actual cases, which may be disturbing to some people.

Co-Sponsored by Delta Dental of Illinois.



For details and to register by phone, please contact Aaliyah Wratchford at SIU SDM at (618) 474 7103 or awratch@siue.edu.

 

To Register by mail, please click here to download a registration form.