When most people think of forensic odontology they envision a dentist making an identification of a deceased individual by means of their dental records. However, the truth is forensic odontology includes many fields of expertise and is comprised of civil as well as criminal matters. The civil side involves standard of care and personal injury matters, while the criminal side involves not only dental identification, but management of mass fatality incidence, age assessment, child and elder abuse, and bitemark analysis. A forensic odontologist must also possess the skills necessary to...