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Multiple Fatality Incidents
Multiple casualty incidents often require the component of dental
identification. Often times human remains resulting from such tragedies
are highly fragmented, burned or decomposed to the point that dental
identification is not only the most expedient method of identification but the
only feasible method. The local jurisdiction responsible for the disaster may
not have the forensic dentists or expertise to deal with the dental
identification of multiple fragmented remains. Even in those situations
where a forensic dental ID team is available, or when a federal DMORT team may
be involved, there still may be a need for an experienced odontologist to manage
or consult in the dental ID procedures.
Dental Forensics offers on or off-site assistance in the
management of mass disaster dental identification:
- Ante-mortem dental records collection, and the preparation
of composite ante-mortem dental charts, digitalization of x-rays and
photographs, and the building of ante-mortem records database into WinID3
computer comparison software. (WinID3 is a Windows based software program used to facilitate the comparison of ante
and post-mortem records).
- Post-mortem dental examination including x-rays,
photographs and charting, and the construction of the postmortem records
database in WinID3.
- Comparison of ante-mortem and post-mortem data to make the
identifications.
Dr. Loomis also offers training in mass disaster dental management using mock disaster
scenarios with specimens and the WinID3 software.
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