CE0770: Forensic Dentistry

Stephanie Kavanaugh, DMD, MSD, D-ABFO
Gary Bell, DDS, D-ABFO

*Refunds for CDE participation courses must be requested at least 14 days prior to the first meeting of a course. All participation courses have a $100 non-refundable deposit. The deposit is necessary to cover the cost of materials that are incurred which are non-refundable to our office. If a cancellation is made less than 14 days before a course, no monetary refund will be given, and the money can not be transferred to another course, unless the CDE office is able to occupy the spot with another participant. Funds, minus the $100 non-refundable deposit, may be transferred to another course within the same CDE calendar year if the request is made 14 days before the course.

Course Description:
Lecture Session:

This first part of this course is designed to update participants on developments in the discipline of forensic odontology, and familiarize dentists and dental teams with various aspects of the field. Emphasis will be placed on those forensic subjects in which dentists and their staff persons may be asked to participate or assist in active investigations. Protocols for assistance will be discussed and outlined for the participants. Topics will include historical perspectives, identification methodology, dental identification techniques, missing/wanted/unidentified person issues in our state and nationally, digital radiography, mass casualty incidents and bitemark investigations.

Resources for continuing interest and training in the field of Forensic Odontology will be presented. The total program is designed for both experienced forensic dentists as well as dental professionals who have an interest in the forensic sciences.

Lab Session:
The second part of this course will be a hands-on exercise in the examination and analysis of postmortem dental remains and the analysis and interpretation of antemortem dental records. This part of the course will prepare the participants to assist in both mass casualty incidents and in the investigation of missing, wanted and unidentified person cases.

Course Objectives - As a result of attending this course, the participant should be able to:

• Discuss forensic dentistry
• Realize how the dental professional can help with:
  • multiple casualty incidents
  • bite mark cases
  • missing person cases
  • unidentified human remains cases
• Know how to get started in forensic dentistry

Instructors:

GARY L. BELL graduated from the UW School of Dentistry in 1976 and has maintained a General Dental Practice in the Seattle area since that time. He has been a member of the Seattle Police Department Reserve Unit since 1971. In 1983, Dr. Bell developed one of the first written protocols for the dental participants in a Mass Disaster response effort. This protocol has been used by numerous States for the formation of their dental teams. In 1989, he was selected to fill the volunteer position of Forensic Advisor to the Washington State Patrol's Missing/Unidentified Persons Unit. He has worked with the Criminal Justice Information Services division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and aided them in the improvement of the National Crime Information Center's response to missing and unidentified persons issues. He is also one of three dental consultants working for the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and reviews the identification of recovered remains from the Vietnam, Korean, WWII and Cold War conflicts. He is currently a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology and has held the offices of Director, Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President, President Elect and President of the American Board of Forensic Odontology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology, Member of the Washington State Dental Association's Dental Identification Team and Member of the Seattle/King County Dental Society's Forensic Committee (which he founded in 1981).

STEPHANIE A. KAVANAUGH received her dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine in 1983. In 1985 she completed the Orthodontic residency program at the UW School of Dentistry. Since that time she has been in private orthodontic practice in Issaquah, WA. Since 1995 she has assisted the Snohomish County Medical Examiners' Office in performing dental identifications. She is the current Chair of the Seattle-King County Dental Society's Forensic Committee and Co-Chair of the Washington State Dental Society Identification Team. She is a Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Odontology Section and a Member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology. In 2007, she became a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology.

Lunch Selection:

All meals are accompanied by a dessert and bottled water. Sandwiches come with a side salad, and salads come with rustic artisan bread.

Ham and Gouda Sandwich*: shaved Black Forest ham, smoked Gouda, lettuce, tomato and stone ground mustard on ciabatta.

Roasted Veggie Sandwich: hummus with roasted seasonal veggies such as: eggplant, red peppers and mushrooms, cucumber and roasted garlic-basil spread on wheat.

Mediterranean Chicken Salad: sliced, roasted chicken breast, tomato wedges, feta, cucumbers and kalamata olives over romaine lettuce. Citrus vinaigrette.

*Note: If we have not received your specified request by Friday, April 4, the default option - Ham and Gouda Sandwich - will be ordered for you.

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