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CAREER ORIENTATION SESSION ON

‘FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN INDIA’

The first expert talk for the career orientation series for the academic

year 2022-2023 was organised by the Department of Forensic Sci-

ence, Kristu Jayanti College, Autonomous, on 1st October 2022 on

the topic “Scope and Practical Applications of Forensic Odontology
in India”. The session was conducted online over the Zoom platform.

The resource person was Dr. Hemlata Pandey, Assistant Professor

and Consultant in Forensic Medicine at Mumbai’s prestigious Seth

Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial

Hospital. The session began with a brief introduction to the speaker.

The session was quickly taken over by the resource person. Madam

provided an overview of forensic odontology and its forensic signif-
icance. Ma’am discussed her bite mark analysis findings from case

reports, which included child abuse recognition, age assessment for

civil cases and insurance claims, animal versus human bite mark dif-

ference, and high-profile cases such as the Nirbhaya case, in which the

culprits’ bite mark was admissible as evidence in court. Ma’am also
explained the importance of forensic odontology and Interpol (Inter-

national Criminal Police Organization) guidelines for DVI (Disaster

Victim Identification). Lastly, she discussed facial reconstruction and

used a case as an example. Finally, a question and answer session was

held, and each and every question was positively received, and appro-

priate answers were provided.

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