Joseph W. Evans, DDS, a graduate of Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville, Tennessee, is an associate professor of dental hygiene at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. He has worked in private practice and public health, and his research interests include forensic dentistry, sports dentistry, dental radiology and abnormalities of the developing dentition.
With adequate training, dental teams can play an integral role in forensic odontology by identifying human remains, as well as possible signs of abuse or neglect.
Although its full potential for oral health care delivery is unknown, this additive method of fabrication has indications for treatment planning, orthodontics, oral surgery, restorative dentistry and other therapies.