Episode 58: The Usual Suspects: Bite Mark Analysis

In this Bell Work Talk, bitemark analysis in sexual assault and child abuse cases will be discussed. The standards and protocols involved will be covered. James Frizzell attended McGill University in 2019 for a degree in dental forensics. The Quebec Provincial police (Surete du Quebec) also trained in forensic photography. Received education also from Detroit Morgue (Wayne Co. Medical Examiner Center) and from University of Tennessee Body Farm (Research Center on Human Decomposition) Resources: 1. ABFO Standards and Guidelines (American Board of Forensic Odontology (they set the standards and protocols) https://abfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ABFO-DRM-Section-4-Standards-Guidelines-Sept-2017-New-page-numbers.pdf 2. ASFO (American Society of Forensic Odontology) https://asfo.org/contact/ Any of these two aforementioned resources (organizations) may be contacted for help with a bite mark case, if you are seeking a local forensic dentist in your geographic location. 3. Bite mark documentation and analysis: the forensic 3D/CAD supported photogrammetry approach (Forensic Science International Volume 135, Issue 2, 12 August 2003, Pages 115-121) https://www.google.com/imgres?q=human%20bitemark%20patterned%20flow%20chart&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fars.els-cdn.com%2Fcontent%2Fimage%2F1-s2.0-S0379073803002056-gr4.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0379073803002056&docid=456ysnzZNmganM&tbnid=YSnugvqwwzW3LM&vet=12ahUKEwjJ5ZGfyo2IAxUFhIkEHVMeA7EQM3oECD8QAA..i&w=447&h=356&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwjJ5ZGfyo2IAxUFhIkEHVMeA7EQM3oECD8QAA Survey: We’d really like to learn more about what you think of the podcast, and what you’d like to hear in future episodes. https://forms.gle/dos4a11PEmCgth7Z8