ABC Forensic Science
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What does an odontologist do?
An odontologist is a licensed dentist who specializes in forensic dentistry.
Forensic Dentistry
Forensic Dentistry is the area of forensic medicine concerned with the examination of teeth, especially in the cases of victims who cannot be identified by conventional means or when an attacker bites a victim and leaves bite marks behind.
Article from Forensic-Medicine.info
Forensic dentistry The proper handling, examination and evaluation of dental evidence, which will be then presented in the interest of justice. The evidence that may be derived from teeth, is the age (in children) and identification of the person to whom the teeth belong. This is done using dental records including radiographs, ante-mortem (prior to death) and post-mortem photographs and DNA. Wikipedia article - check accuracy of information against verified source.
Dr Richard Bassed from the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.