Soomer Helena, Lincoln Michael J, Ranta Helena, Penttilä Antti, Leibur Edvitar
Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
J Forensic Sci. 2003 Sep;48(5):1121-6.
This study assessed the effects of forensic odontologists' training and experience upon the accuracy of their dental radiographic identifications. Forty participating odontologists with various levels of training and experience completed a Web-based survey of their qualifications and then completed nine Web-based radiographic identification cases. They made their identifications using the American Board of Forensic Odontology Categories and Terminology for Body Identification. The results indicate that odontologists with high levels of training and experience performed significantly more accurately than those with lower levels. We conclude that high levels of training and experience in forensic odontology should be developed, maintained, and required of dentists who participate in a forensic team dealing with challenging identification cases.
本研究评估了法医牙科学者的培训和经验对其牙科放射影像鉴定准确性的影响。四十名具有不同培训水平和经验的参与研究的牙科学者完成了一项关于其资质的网络调查，然后完成了九个基于网络的放射影像鉴定案例。他们使用美国法医牙科学委员会的尸体鉴定类别和术语进行鉴定。结果表明，培训水平和经验丰富的牙科学者的鉴定准确性明显高于水平较低者。我们得出结论，对于参与处理具有挑战性鉴定案例的法医团队的牙医，应培养、保持并要求其具备高水平的法医牙科学培训和经验。
