Overview
- Describes established and novel examination procedures used in the acquisition of dental evidence in a variety of settings
- Discusses basic concepts in the field
- Explains the significance of DNA and oral fluid in forensic odontology
- Provides clear advice on the writing of legal reports
- Includes numerous figures, many of them in color
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Balwant Rai, BDS, MS, is Associate Professor and Programme Director of the Aeronautic Medical (Dentistry) online course at Kepler Space institute, USA and President of JBR Medicare Society, India. He is the Editor in Chief of four journals and serves as a reviewer for a number of scientific journals. Dr. Rai has extensive experience in curricular development and is an Expert Jury member for the National Research Foundation, South Africa. His research has included sex determination and age estimation from teeth, identification methodologies and he is the first author of more than 50 original scientific articles. He is examiner of different universities. Dr. Rai has published five books. He is commander of Crew on Mars Desert Research Station Mission 100B and 114.
Jasdeep Kaur, BDS, MSc, is Health and Safety Officer/Biologist on  Mars Desert Research Station Mission 100B. She is Editor in Chief of one and Deputy Editor of two journals. She is also an expert reviewer for the Journal of American Dental Education, Oral Disease, and the Irish Medical Journal. Dr. Kaur has published two books and more than 50 papers in national and international indexed journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evidence-Based Forensic Dentistry
Authors: Balwant Rai, Jasdeep Kaur
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28994-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-28993-4Published: 21 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50816-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-28994-1Published: 20 August 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 206
Topics: Dentistry, Forensic Medicine