Author/Editor		Ermenc, Branko; Rener, K
Title		Possibilities for dental identification in the case of mass disaster in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		Forensic Sci Int
Vol. and No.		Letnik 103, št. Suppl 1
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. S67-75
Language		eng
Abstract		The quality of the keeping of dental records in 50 dental offices in Slovenia selected at random was established. Every third dentist (approx. 29%) completed an extensive dental survey. Twelve percent of people have orthopantomographic images of their jawbones in their documentation, which are very useful in the identification process. Within the process of the reprivatisation of dental activities, which was abolished in Slovenia in 1957 and reintroduced in 1992, insufficient completion of dental records is still detected. The cause of the present circumstances can also be ascribed to totally incompatible computer programs for the recording of dental treatments. The introduction of computers in dental practice has also led to the abandonment of the accurate filling out of dental records (Form 8.1 ).
Descriptors		FORENSIC DENTISTRY DENTAL RECORDS DISASTERS DENTAL CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL SLOVENIA