Federal registry adds ADA forensic dentistry standards created after 9/11

The U.S. government approved two forensic dentistry guidelines developed by the American Dental Association Standards Committee on Dental Informatics, one of which was created in response to the 9/11 attack. 

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science Registry, which is operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, evaluated both guidelines on the basis of technical merit and impact on forensic sciences.

One guideline — the American National Standards Institute/ADA Standard No. 1058: Forensic Dental Data Set — standardizes terminology dentists should use when submitting patient data to help identify human remains or a living person with amnesia. It was created following attempts to identify victims in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack.

The other approved guideline — ADA Technical Report No. 1088: Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis — provides information on the process of identifying people using dental analysis. It also educates dentists on what information they must share if involved in that process.

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