An intensive two day program for Dentists and one day program for their staff including hands-on experience onsite at the Department. This event is presented in conjunction with HSQ Forensic and Scientific Services.

Course objectives:

• Provision of detailed background in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI),
• For Dentists, in-depth training permitting the attendee to be an effective member of a DVI team,
• For Staff, acquire the capacity to be an effective member of a Forensic Odontology Identification Team,
• Receive comprehensive manual and digital resources.

NB: Participants will tour the mortuary and view autopsy proceedings.

ADAQ extends thanks to HSQ Forensic and Scientific Services for their assistance with this course, and in particular A/Prof Charles Naylor, Acting Senior Director and Chief Forensic Pathologist).

Topics covered will include:

• Introduction to Course and Forensic Dental Identification,
• Police – DVI Command and Organisation,
• Psychology in DVI,
• Forensic Pathology,
• DNA in DVI,
• Scene Brief, Post Mortem Brief: charting conventions, photography protocol,
• Tour of the mortuary and WH&S, and examination of the deceased,
• Dental age estimation using OPGs (Dentists only),
• Ante Mortem brief, chart transcription and reconciliation (Dentists only).