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Vanita Rathod1, Veena Desai1, Siddharth Pundir1
1Department Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chattisgarh, India.
Objectives:
The aim of present study is to analyze assess the awareness about forensic odontology among dental practitioners in center part of India.
Subjects And Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 100 dental practitioners in Bhilai-Durg and data was collected by means of a questionnaire.
Results:
About 30% of dental practitioners not maintain dental records in their clinic, 70% maintained dental records. Nearly, 60% dental practitioners use the appropriate method for diagnosis, while rest are not. Sixty-five percent dental practitioners know the accurate and sensitive way of identify individuals. Thirty percent dental practitioner did not know the significance of bite-mark patterns of the teeth, about 75% dental practitioners did not aware that they could testify as an expert witness in the court of law. Only 15% dental practitioners have formal training in collecting, evaluating, and presenting dental evidence. Seventy-five percent dental practitioners not confident to deal with forensic cases.
Conclusions:
Our study revealed inadequate knowledge, lack of awareness about forensic odontology, among dental practitioners in Chhattisgarh.
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