The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville

Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development

The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of General Dentistry, Division of Forensics

Presents

Forensic Odontology National Conference: All That Remains

July 29 - August 2, 2019
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, Tennessee

Course Overview

The third “All That Remains” conference is led by a forensic faculty that includes dentists who are officers on the American Board of Forensic Odontology and forensic pathologists and forensic anthropologists. During this week-long, hands-on course, attendees will participate in workshops using dental evidence in the practice of identification, age estimation, bitemarks and jurisprudence. We will visit the forensic dental laboratory to perform an oral autopsy, including jaw resection, excavate a clandestine grave, view soft tissue decomposition and witness courtroom testimony.

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All registration questions should be referred to the UT Conference Center at (865) 974-0280 or Conferences@utk.edu

AGENDA

Course Directors

James M. Lewis, DMD, D-ABFO

Murray K. Marks, PhD, D-ABFA

Faculty

Angie Ambers, MA, MS, PhD
William M. Bass, PhD, D-ABFA
Heath Blockley, DDS
Paula C. Brumit, DDS, D-ABFO
Mark Crumpton, DMD
Thomas J. David, DDS, D-ABFO
Beverly Hedgepeth, DDS
Shaza Mardini, DDS, MS
Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan, MD, PhD, D-ABFP
Robin Slattery, F-ABMDI, EMT-P
Paige Smalley, DMD
Richard A. Weems, DMD, MS, D-ABFO

Target Audience

This course is designed for general dentists, endodontists, oral surgeons, periodontists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, pediatric dentists, and public health dentists

Course Objectives

At the conclusion the participant will be able to

• Discuss the theory and apply the methods required for individual and mass disaster casualty identification
• Participate in the dental identification process, perform antemortem and postmortem charting and the radiographic capture and comparison techniques
• Aid in the identification of disaster victims using the team-DMORT approach and applicable software
• Recognize and manage bitemark evidence
• Evaluate remains using dental age estimation methods on living and the deceased
• Recognize human abuse
• Participate in expert witness exercises
• Practice human remains recovery in the field

Registration Fees

Early Registration (through June 3, 2019)
$2,795

Registration (after June 3, 2019)
$3,000

Education Credit

These 42.5 hours are accepted by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry for re-licensure credit.  Participants licensed outside of Tennessee should check with their licensing board. The teaching format for this activity is lecture/didactic and hands-on. AGD's Continuing Education Subject Codes for the activity are 010, 012, 017, 138,145, 155, 156, 165, 431, 555, and 731.