Forensic Odontology

Juan Posada, Carolina Rojas, Shawn Williams, Ashanti

Webber, Lixandra
Salary of a Forensic Odontologist

Forensic Odontologists usually make around $150,000 to

$185,000.
Years in school needed to become a forensic odontologist
and degrees needed to become one.
It will take an average of 4 full school years, while first
needing a bachelor's degree you then start 4 years of dental
school until you earn either a Doctor of Dental
Surgery(DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine(DMD).
Universities that offer the degree

Two universities that offer this degree plan is University of

Rochester-Eastman Dental Center and University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School.
Forensic Odontologists and what they do day to day.

The day to day will most likely be in a lab conducting

autopsies with a coroner and or medical examiner. You will
be working on the deceased teeth by taking pictures, using
an x ray, and collecting samples for DNA testing.
Forensic Odontologists work area

Forensic Odontologists have identification teams in many

states and are usually called when a mass disaster occurs.
Are Forensic Odontologists important?

Forensic Odontologists are important. They are to help with

identifying trace of bite marks to a specific individual and to
establish victims in mass-casualty events. They are also the
only ones that can identify and individual after prolonged
exposure to the environment.
Hours

Forensic Odontologists are required to be on call twenty-four

hours a day, seven days a week. It also means that they may
have to work on weekends, holidays, and at night.
Is there room for advancement in this career?

Yes, forensic scientists are able to move up to teaching

roles at colleges and universities.
What are the benefits of this job?

● Job satisfaction
● 150k-185k
● Health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, sick time,
holidays, and retirement planning benefits like 401K.
● Can work in a variety of positions
What are the challenges of this job?

- The use of different dental charting systems and terminologies

globally.
- Inaccuracies in dental records.
- Incomplete records.
- Records are difficult to read.
- Poor quality of dental radiographs.
- Dental records can not be transferred.
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