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Forensic Odontology Subcommittee
The Forensic Odontology Subcommittee focuses on standards and guidelines related to examining, interpreting, and presenting dental and oral evidence for investigative and legal purposes.
The Forensic Odontology Subcommittee does not develop standards on bitemark recognition, comparison, and identification.
Officers | Members | Standards | Other Work Products
Officers
Phyllis Ho, DDS, Subcommittee Chair, Private sector
Kenneth Aschheim, DDS, Subcommittee Vice Chair, New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Lindsay Spears, Subcommittee Executive Secretary, E37 Forensic Dental Consulting
Members
Joe Adserias-Garriga, Mercyhurst University
Robin Ainsworth, D.D.S., Louisiana State University
Colin Bellair, Travis County District Attorney's Office (Legal Task Group representative)
Clifton Carey, University of Colorado, School of Dental Medicine
Mary Cimrmancic, Marquette University School of Dentistry
John Demas, Self-Employed
Nathan Dieckman, Oregon Health & Science University (Human Factors Task Group representative)
Lawrence Dobrin, New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Carla Evans, Boston University
Richard Fixott, Self-employed
Kathleen Kasper, Private sector
Mark Lancaster, Northern Kentucky University (Facial & Iris Identification Subcommittee member and Statistics Task Group representative)
Roger Metcalf, University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Kirt Simmons, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Facial & Iris Identification Subcommittee affiliate)
Sharon Stanford, American Dental Association
David Williams, Trojan Horse Consulting
Forensic Odontology Affiliate List
Standards
On the OSAC Registry
- ADA 1088-2017D Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis (added March 7, 2019)
- ADA Technical Report 1077-2020 Human Age Assessment by Dental Analysis (added November 2, 2021)
- ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D Forensic Dental Data Set (added February 14, 2019)
- OSAC 2021-N-0030 Terminology for a Suspected Pattern of Dental Origin (added April 5, 2022)
- OSAC 2023-N-0025 Standard for Education and Training in Forensic Odontology (added July 1, 2025)
Published by a Standards Developing Organization (SDO); [Pending Evaluation & OSAC Acceptance for Registry]
At an SDO for Further Development & Publication
- ASB Technical Report 194 Terminology for A Suspected Pattern of Dental Origin
- OSAC 2021-N-0030 Terminology for a Suspected Pattern of Dental Origin (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
- OSAC 2023-N-0025 Standard for Education and Training in Forensic Odontology (OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry)
Under Development
- OSAC 2024-S-0006 Forensic Documentation for the Reporting by Oral Health Care Professionals of Suspected Human Abuse
- OSAC 2024-S-0013 Proposed Standard for Photographing of Dental Evidence
Other Work Products
Research & Development Needs
- See the research and development needs identified by the Forensic Odontology Subcommittee.