ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

The Role of the Dental Hygienist in Mass Disasters
Connick, CM
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, LA

Brannon, RB
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, LA

(Received 4 March 1999; accepted 28 June 1999)

Abstract

The authors examine the specialty of dental hygiene and address its role in the identification of mass-disaster fatalities. Very little exists in the literature on what dental hygienists can offer and what they have contributed as members of dental-identification teams. To encourage forensic dentists to seek out the valuable assistance of these highly trained professionals, the authors illustrate how their services can be used in mass disasters.

Keywords:
forensic science, forensic odontology, dental hygienist, mass disasters, dental identification

Paper ID: JFS14689J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14689J
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