BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11@ausfo.org.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20160913T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20160916T170000 DTSTAMP:20160805T114411Z URL:https://www.ausfo.org.au/events/the-role-of-the-dentist-in-disaster-ma nagement-and-identification/ SUMMARY:The Role of the Dentist in Disaster Management and Identification DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nThe Role of the Dentist in Disaster Management and Id entification\nNSW Forensic Education Committee\nTuesday\, 13 September 9:0 0 AM to 5:00 PM &\; Wednesday\, 14 September 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM &\; Thursday\, 15 September 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM &\; Friday\, 16 September 9: 00 AM to 5:00 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Details\n\nCPD Hours: 24.0\n\n\nM ember Price\nDentists\n$1\,425.00\n\n\nNon-Member Price\nNon-Members\n$1\, 710.00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nADA NSW Centre for Professional Developement i n conjunction with the NSW Forensic Dental Unit\, are pleased to present t he annual Forensic Odontology and Forensic Anthropology course. This four -day course will introduce participants to the scope and practice of foren sic odontology with particular emphasis on disaster victim identification. \n\nUtilisation of dental techniques for human identification are simple i n concept but complex in process. Participants will be guided through the inter-related processes and procedures utilised in a disaster event.   Pr esentations on the Asian Tsunami and other mass fatality incidents are use d to illustrate the process.\n\nA practical component with a mock disaster exercise is held in the main mortuary. Exercises in tooth identification\ , antemortem and postmortem radiographic matching and age estimation from radiographic evidence are also components of the course.\n\nThe anthropolo gical component of the course is held at the Shellshear Museum at the Univ ersity of Sydney which represents a unique reference collection.  Here pa rticipants will work in groups to undertake a workshop on race\, sex\, age and stature estimation.\n\nParticipants will have a greater understanding of the value of the quality of their clinical records in the identificati on process.  Become a forensic “sleeper”\, a skill set that will fasc inate you but we hope you will never need.\n\n\n\nTopics include\n\n The h istory of forensic dentistry\n Identification methods\n Mass casualty inci dents\n Mortuary procedures\n Medical and Dental Autopsies\n Dental radiol ogy\n Forensic pathology\n Dental records and nomenclature\n Giving eviden ce in court\n Post traumatic stress\n Race\, age\, sex and stature determi nation\n Age estimation\n Identification of bite marks and child abuse\n C omputerised dental &\; bite mark identification\n\nThe NSW Forensic Edu cation Committee is comprised of the following presenters:\n\nDr Denise Do nlon is a Senior Lecturer at Sydney University\, Curator of the Shellshear Museum\, and a Wing Commander in the RAAF Specialist Reserve.  Denise is a Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Science in the Royal College of Patho logists of Australasia\n\nAssociate Professor Alex Forrest is an Associate Professor at Griffith University and a Wing Commander in the RAAF Special ist Reserve.  Alex is the Head of the Queensland Dental Identification Se rvice.\n\nDr Pamela Gower is a registered specialist forensic odontologist with the Dental Board of Australia and works in private practice in Sydne y.  Pamela is a long standing Visiting Dental Officer (Westmead Hospital) working in the NSW Dental Identification Unit.\n\nProfessor (Affifliate) Chris Griffiths is Head of the NSW Dental Identification Unit.  Chris was previously Assistant Surgeon General\, Australian Defence Force and Direc tor General of Health Reserves. Chris was the first Scientific Vice-Chairm an of Interpol DVI Standing Committee.\n\nDr Russell Lain is a registered specialist forensic odontologist with the Dental Board of Australia and wo rks as a Staff Specialist with Sydney Dental Hospital.  Russell is Lieute nant Commander in the RAN Reserve.\n\nDr Alain Middleton is a registered s pecialist forensic odontologist with the Dental Board of Australia and wor ks in private practice in Sydney.  Alain is a Squadron Leader in the RAAF Specialist reserve and is the Scientific Vice-Chairman of Interpol DVI St anding Committee.\n\nAssociate Professor Bill O’Reilly is Chair of the D ental Council of New South Wales.  He is dually qualified in dentistry an d law.  Bill has been President of ADA(NSW) and the Federal ADA.\n\nAssoc iate Professor Jane Taylor is an Associate Professor in Oral Health at the University of Newcastle. Jane is a Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (Forensic Odontology) in the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and is currently the Principal Examiner in Fo rensic Odontology .\n\nClick here for booking details \n\n \;\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Local Event LOCATION:NSW Glebe\, Department of Forensic Medicine \, Glebe\, NSW\, 2037\ , Australia GEO:-33.87978;151.18541000000005 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Department of Forensic Medi cine \, Glebe\, NSW\, 2037\, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=NSW Gleb e:geo:-33.87978,151.18541000000005 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20160403T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR