Forensic Odontology in Latin America

FORENSIC SCIENCE AROUND THE WORLD According to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), forensic odontology (FO) is "the application of the science of dentistry to the field of law", and "includes several distinct areas of focus: the identification of unknown remains, bite mark comp...

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Published in:Forensic science review 2024-07, Vol.36 (2), p.72-81
Main Author: Fonseca, Gabriel M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Colonialism
Dentistry
Ethnography
Forensic odontology
Historicity
Identification
Odontology
Surgeons
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Summary:FORENSIC SCIENCE AROUND THE WORLD According to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), forensic odontology (FO) is "the application of the science of dentistry to the field of law", and "includes several distinct areas of focus: the identification of unknown remains, bite mark comparison, the interpretation of oral injury, and dental malpractice" [1]. According to these authors, to understand historicity in a particular ethnographic context such as Latin America, I will not only associate historical facts or events but also the perception that Latin American peoples have made of them, leading to the current situation of FO on this side of the world. In those years, the colonial model of university education was replaced by a Napoleonic model of university, an influence resulting from the French Revolution, which was assumed by the leaders of Latin America who sought to implement an enlightened and positivist ideology to support different professionals essential to ensuring national edification [14]. In the field of dentistry, France enjoyed a central prestige in those years; the French Revolution had also transformed the view of public health, hospital practice, and specialization, making Paris the center of European medicine, and where surgery was one of the many fields in which French superiority was reflected [12].
ISSN:1042-7201