Mary Bush, DDS, Honored by American Academy of Forensic Sciences
A renowned forensic dentist, Mary Bush, DDS, is the first woman to receive the Reidar F. Sognnaes Award of Excellence in Forensic Odontology from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
A renowned forensic dentist, Mary Bush, DDS, associate dean for student, community and professional initiatives and associate professor of restorative dentistry in the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Dental Medicine, is the first woman to receive the Reidar F. Sognnaes Award of Excellence in Forensic Odontology from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). This award recognizes an individual who has made significant achievements and contributions to forensic odontology.
She was honored virtually during the AAFS 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting on February 15.
Bush is an expert on the admissibility of bite mark evidence in the U.S. court system and was among the first researchers to question the validity of the science. Her research on bite mark analysis, conducted with UB colleague Peter Bush, found bite marks to be a flawed form of evidence and has been cited in several court cases, including the prominent trials of Douglas Prade and Eddie Lee Howard, according to UB News. Read the full story here.
