The teaching of denture marking methods in dental schools in the United Kingdom and the United States

Raymond Richmond, Iain A. Pretty

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    Abstract

    Forensic organizations worldwide have recommended that dental prostheses should be marked with, at a minimum, the patient's name and preferably with further unique identifiers such as a social security number. The current study aimed to assess the denture marking practice of dental schools within the United States and the United Kingdom. A questionnaire-based survey was employed to gain both quantitative and qualitative data on the methods, practices, and ethos behind denture marking in 14 U.K. and 32 U.S. dental schools. One hundred percent of U.K. and 87.5% of U.S. schools returned surveys and the results suggest that, for dental schools where there is no legal or legislative need for denture marking, the practice is inconsistently taught and appears to be reliant on internal forces within the school to increase awareness. Among those schools practicing marking, only 18% employ a technique likely to withstand common postmortem assaults; this is a concern. © 2009 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1407-1410
    Number of pages3
    JournalJournal of Forensic Sciences
    Volume54
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2009

    Keywords

    • Denture
    • Education
    • Forensic science
    • Identification
    • Marking
    • Postmortem

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