18TH SOUTHWEST SYMPOSIUM ON

The Center for Education and Research in Forensics (CERF)at The University of Texas Health Science Center

at San Antonio, Dental School in cooperation with theBexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.

June 2-6, 2008

Post-Symposium Forensic Anthropology Workshop, June 7, 2008

ForensicDentistry

WORKSHOP I • DENTAL IDENTIFICATION AND MULTIPLEFATALITY INCIDENT MANAGEMENTThis two-day workshop combines instruction and hands-onexperience in the areas of forensic dental photography, forensicdental radiography, forensic comparisons of antemortem andpostmortem evidence, andmass disastermanagement. Included arebackground and use of the dental identification software programWinID3 and the integration of digital dental radiography with thissoftware. The workshop leaders are Bryan Chrz, DDS & BruceSchrader, DDS.

WORKSHOP II • BITE MARK MANAGEMENTThe Bite Mark Management workshop includes lectures andhands-on experience in evidence collection (photography, DNAswabbing, pattern and 3-D information collection, etc); evidenceanalysis (overlays,microscopy, etc); and evidence presentation (reportwriting, courtroom displays, etc). Participants will learn toproduce, evaluate, and defend bite mark data. Greg Golden, DDS ofSan Bernardino County, California and Frank Wright, DMD of Cincin-nati, Ohio will lead this workshop.

WORKSHOP III • ABUSE OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, ANDTHE ELDERLYThis half-day workshop gives the participant crucial information forpreparing to deal with the responsibilities of forensic dentists inrecognizing, reporting, and intervening in cases of abuse. Backgroundinformation, statistics, case reports, and technique instructionswill aidattendees in developing strategies to return to their communities andmake a positive impact. The goal is to reduce the level andseverity of abuse and to impede the activities of abusers. John Mc-Dowell, DDS, DABFO of the University of Colorado School of Dentistryand Omalola Adetona, BDS, of the Pediatric Dentistry Department atUTHSCSA lead this workshop.

WORKSHOP IV • EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONYInstruction and information related to expert witness testimonywill befollowed by hands-on experience. Participantswill study a forensic caseand somewill be examined and cross-examined by attorneys in a court-room before a judge. The workshop leaders are Robert Barsley, DDS,JD & Michael D. Bernard, JD, Roger D. Metcalf, DDS, and TonyRoberts, JD.

WORKSHOP V • FORENSIC AUTOPSYParticipants will observe forensic autopsy cases. The supervisingpathologist will explain and demonstrate the procedure fordetermining cause, mechanism, andmanner of death. The workshopleaders are Randall E. Frost, MD, Chief Medical Examiner, BexarCounty, Texas & Kimberly Molina, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Exam-iner, Bexar County, Texas.

WORKSHOP VI • AGE ESTIMATIONFollowing background information on different methods of estimatingage, this workshop will provide participants hands-on practice usingthe computer program UT-AGE in estimating age by determining thelevel of 3rd molar development. The workshop leaders are David R.Senn, DDS, Paula Brumit, DDS, & Joanne Ethier, DDS.

Pre-registration is necessary. Please call the Office of Con-tinuing Dental Education at The University of Texas HealthScience Center at San Antonio, (210) 567-3177 or mailthe registration form with check made payable to “UTH-SCSA” to:

UTHSCSAContinuing Dental Education MSC 79307703 Floyd Curl DriveSan Antonio, Texas 78229-3900Tel: (210) 567-3177 Fax: (210) 567-6807Payment may also be made by credit card-Mastercard,Visa, or Discover only.

CONTINUUM REFUND POLICYIf you must cancel your registration, please notify the Office of Con-tinuing Dental Education as soon as you determine you are unableto attend so that a refund may be considered. Due tocommitments to these type of programs, any cancellation madeprior to June 1, 2008 will be subject to an administrative fee as-sessment of $132.00. Any cancellation made after June 2, 2008does not qualify for a refund. However, participants may choose toplace their tuition minus an administrative and direct cost fee as-sessment into a holding account for future use. “No Shows” will notqualify for refunds. Written notification is required within five busi-ness days by mail, fax, or e-mail to initiate the refund process.Please allow four to six weeks for all refunds. Deposits and footballtickets are nonrefundable. Specific refund policies apply to all con-tinuum, study clubs, and on-going series programs. Contact ouroffice for specific refund policy regarding any course.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSpecial rates and arrangements have been made at the hotellisted below. Please contact the hotel directly, indicating yourparticipation in the UTHSCSA Continuing Dental Educationprogram, Forensic Dentistry Symposium.

Registration Information Forensic Symposium Work-shops

LA QUINTA INN & SUITES4431 HORIZON HILLSAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78229210-525-8090RATES: SINGLE/DOUBLE $92.00

AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICESHUTTLE SERVICE TO THE DENTAL SCHOOL

La Quinta Inn & Suites provide round trip transportationto the Dental School - make reservations at front desk

Cut-off Date: May 9, 2008

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�� Level I -- $1949.50 -124454A(All week Monday – Friday)This package consists of all lectures and workshops Monday through Friday. Includes lunch and course materials.

�� Level II -- $1299.50(Half Week)This package consists of lectures and workshops. Includes lunch and course materials.Select either � Monday through Wednesday - 124454B or � Wednesday through Friday. - 124454C

Post-Symposium Workshop - 124455AAdvanced Forensic AnthropologyIncludes lunch and course materials.� Individual $329.50

Dinner and Cash Bar at County Line BBQ - 124454D� I will be attending the complimentary Dinner.� I will not be attending the complimentary Dinner.� I will be bringing #________guest(s) at $35.00 each. Please use this registration form for each guest name.

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Forensic Symposium Package Optionscheck the approaite box

MONDAY, JUNE 2

8:30-9:30 WELCOMELecture: History and Scope of Forensic Dentistry-BrumitLecture: Dental Identification-Chrz

9:30-1:00 WORKSHOP IDental Identification/Multiple Fatality Incident Management

1:00-2:00 SCIENCE FOR LUNCHMedical Examiner SystemThe Forensic Autopsy Randall E. Frost, MD

2:00-7:00 WORKSHOP IDental Identification/Mass Disaster Management

7:30 Dinner and Cash Bar at County Line BBQ

TUESDAY, JUNE 3

8:30-9:30 Lecture: Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Odontology-StimsonLecture: DMORT Organization and Mission-Stimson

9:30-1:00 WORKSHOP IDental Identification/Mass Disaster ManagementChrz & Schrader

1:00-2:00 SCIENCE FOR LUNCHDNA UpdateGaron Foster, Forensic Scientist Supervisor Serology/DNABexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory

2:00-5:30 WORKSHOP IDental Identification/Mass Disaster Management

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

8:30-10:00 WORKSHOP VForensic Autopsy • Group 1 WORKSHOP VIAge Estimation • Group 2

10:00-1:00 WORKSHOP IIIAbuse of Children, Adults, and the Elderly

1:00-2:00 SCIENCE FOR LUNCH Forensic ToxicologyJ. Rod McCutcheon, BS, DABFTChief ToxicologistBexar County Medical Examiner's Office

2:00-5:30 WORKSHOP IIBite Mark Management (Introduction)

THURSDAY, JUNE 5

8:30-1:00 WORKSHOP IIBite Mark Management (Continued)

9:30-1:00 WORKSHOP IIBite Mark Management

1:00-2:00 SCIENCE FOR LUNCHTrace EvidenceMichael V. Martinez, MSFSSupervising Forensic ScientistBexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory

2:00-5:30 WORKSHOP IIBite Mark Management (Continued)

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

8:30-10:00 WORKSHOP VForensic Autopsy • Group 2Workshop VIAge Estimation • Group 1

10:00-12:00 WORKSHOP I IBite Mark Management (Continued)

12:00-1:00 Transportation (Box Lunch) to Courthouse

1:00-5:00 WORKSHOP IVExpert Witness TestimonyBexar County Courthouse

The cut-off date for therooms at our host hotel, La Quinta Inn & Suites

is May 9, 2008.call the hotel directly, at 210-525-8090,

not the corporate number.

18th Southwest Symposium onForensic Dentistry June 2-6, 2008

The symposium offers comprehensive classroom and hands on courses in all phases of Forensic Odontology.

WORKSHOPSWorkshop I Dental Identification/Mass Fatality Incident Preparedness

Leaders: Bryan Chrz, DDS & Bruce Schrader, DDS

Workshop II Bite Mark Management Leaders: Greg Golden, DDS & Frank Wright, DMD

Workshop III Abuse of Children, Adults, and the Elderly Leaders: John D. McDowell, DDS, MS & Omalola Adetona, BDS

Workshop IV Expert Witness TestimonyLeaders: Robert Barsley, DDS, JD, Roger D. Metcalf, DDS, & Tony Roberts, JD

Workshop V Forensic AutopsyLeaders: Randall E. Frost, MD & Kimberly Molina, MD

Workshop VI Age EstimationLeaders: David Senn, DDS, Paula Brumit, DDS, & Joanne Ethier, DDS.

Post-Symposium WorkshopAdvanced Forensic Anthropology Harrell Gill-King, PhD & Mark R. Ingraham, BS offer a full day post-symposium workshop on June 7, 2008.

Contact UTHSCSA, Continuing Dental Education, 210-567-3177 for course brochure and registration.

Contact David Senn for specific course information senn@uthscsa.edu Follow the links to summer courses athttp://smile.uthscsa.edu

Post-Symposium Workshop

DAVID R. SENN, DDS, SYMPOSIUM DIRECTORClinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Centerat San Antonio. Dr. Senn is the Director of the Center for Education andResearch in Forensics, and Director of the Bexar County Forensic Den-tal Identification Team. He is Chief Forensic Odontologist for the BexarCounty Medical Examiner's Office and a member of DMORT Region VI.Dr. Senn is a Diplomate and President-Elect of the American Board ofForensic Odontology, a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sci-ences and a member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology.

PAUL G. STIMSON, DDS, MS, SYMPOSIUM CO-DIRECTORProfessor (retired) UTDB Houston. Dr. Stimson is a Diplomate of theAmerican Board of Forensic Odontology and the American Board of OralPathology. Dr. Stimson is Past President and a founding member of theABFO. He has been a consultant in forensic odontology in Houston, Texasfor more than 30 years. He is a Fellow in the American Academy ofForensic Sciences and a member of the American Society of ForensicOdontology.

PAULA BRUMIT, DDS, SYMPOSIUM CO-DIRECTOR, has a private dental practice in Cedar Hill, Texas. She is an Adjunct Clinical Pro-fessor and Instructor for the Forensic Odontology Fellowship at UTH-SCSA and a Forensic Odontology Consultant for the Bexar CountyMedical Examiner's Office. She is a Diplomate of the American Board ofForensic Odontology, a Fellow and Program Chair of the Odontology sec-tion of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a member ofthe American Society of Forensic Odontology.

ROBERT E. BARSLEY, DDS, JD, is a Professor at LSU School of Den-tistry and practices and teaches Forensic Odontology in New Orleans.Dr. Barsley is also an attorney and serves as a municipal judge in Pon-chatoula, LA. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sci-ences and serves as Vice-President. Dr. Barsley is a Diplomate andTreasurer of the American Board of Forensic Odontology.

BRYAN CHRZ, DDS, has a private dental practice in Perry, Oklahoma.He is on the staff of Perry Memorial Hospital and is a Dental Consultantto the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of State of Oklahoma. He is amember of DMORT Region VI and a Diplomate of the American Board ofForensic Odontology, a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sci-ences, and a member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology.Dr. Chrz is a Past President of the ABFO.

RANDALL E. FROST, MD, is Chief Medical Examiner, Bexar County,Texas. He is a member of the College of American Pathologists, NationalAssociation of Medical Examiners, and the American Academy of Foren-sic Sciences.

GARON FOSTER, BA, MS, is the Forensic Scientist Supervisor for theSerology/DNA section of the Bexar County Criminal Investigation Labo-ratory.He is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences,Southwestern Association of Forensic Science, and the Association ofForensic DNA Analysts and Administrators.

GREGORY S. GOLDEN, DDS, received his dental degree from the Uni-versity of Southern California and practices general dentistry in RanchoCucamonga, California. He is the Chief Odontologist for San BernardinoCounty. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciencesand a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology.

JOHN D MCDOWELL, DDS, MS, is an Assistant Professor of oral med-icine, diagnosis and radiology at the University of Colorado School of Den-tistry. He was President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciencesin 2000-2001. Dr. McDowell is a Diplomate of the American Board ofForensic Odontology, a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sci-ences and a member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology.

ROGER D. METCALF, DDS, is the Director of the Human IdentificationLab and Chief Forensic Odontologist for the Tarrant County Medical Ex-aminer's District in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was a 2007 Fellow of the UTH-SCSA Forensic Odontology Fellowship and is currently attending LawSchool.

J. ROD MCCUTCHEON, BS, is the Chief Toxicologist for the BexarCounty Medical Examiner’s Office. He is a Diplomate of the AmericanBoard of Forensic Toxicology.

BRUCE A. SCHRADER, DDS, is in private dental practice in Austin,Texas. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor and Instructor for the Foren-sic Odontology Fellowship at UTHSCSA and a Forensic Odontology Con-sultant for the Bexar County and Travis County Medical Examiner'sOffices. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciencesand is the Executive Director of the American Society of Forensic Odon-tology.

FRANKLIN D. WRIGHT, DMD, has a general dentistry practice in Cincin-nati, Ohio and is the forensic dental consultant for the Hamilton County(Cincinnati) Coroner’s Office and is a Chief of the Hamilton County Coro-ner’s Office Forensic Dental Team. He is a Diplomate and Vice-Presidentof the American Board of Forensic Odontology and a Fellow and pastChairman of the Odontology Section of the American Academy of Foren-sic Sciences (AAFS), and is a member of the American Society of Foren-sic Odontology (ASFO)

Additional 18th Symposium Faculty

Faculty and Staff of the Department of Dental Diagnostic Science,UTHSCSA, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, and theBexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory.

Elizabeth Peacock, MDMedical Examiner, Bexar County

John A. Stash, DOMedical Examiner, Bexar County

Omolola Adetona, BDSForensic Odontology Consultant, Bexar County Medical Examiner

Joanne Ethier, DDSForensic Odontology Consultant, Bexar County Medical Examiner

Tony R. Roberts, JD,Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division

Michael V. Martinez, MSFSSupervising Forensic Scientist, Bexar County Criminal InvestigationLaboratory

Jennifer Rulon, MD,Medical Examiner, Bexar County

Cristina Dalle Grave, DDSForensic Odontology Fellow, Angel Fire, NM

Stefanie Seitz, DDSForensic Odontology Fellow, San Antonio, TX

Dirk Van der Meer, DMDForensic Odontology Fellow, Armstrong, BC, Canada