Irena DawidsonDDS Ph.D.

Forensic odontology in Sweden

Government agencyThe Ministry of Justice

The National Board of Forensic Medicine

Forensic genetics

Directorate

Forensic psychiatry

Forensic medicine

Forensic toxicology

The National Board of Forensic Medicine

Forensic medicine departments in Sweden:

LundUppsala

LinköpingUmeå

GöteborgStockholm

Forensic medicine

- Forensic odontology

The National Board of Forensic Medicine

The Forensic Medicine Department in Stockholm

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

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

1. Clinical work2. Education3. Research

Forensic odontology

Forensic odontology

A. Full time forensic odontologist

B. Part time forensic odontologists

C. General dentists trained in forensic odontology

National service

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

Forensic odontology

Organisation

- locally- natioally

- internationally

Since 1979 – 203 members

The Swedish Society of Forensic Odontology

The Nordic Society of Forensic Odontology

International organisations

Nordisk Rettsodontologik Forening (NRF)

International Association for Forensic Sciences (IAFS)

International Organization for Forensic Odonto-Stomatology (IOFOS)

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