Forensic dentistry: a lot more than just murder cases

ByHeather Conn

Impressions fall 2008 low-res

 

In the fall of 2008, I interviewed forensic dentist Dr. David Sweet, who runs B.O.L.D., the world’s leading forensic dentistry lab at the University of British Columbia. Sweet has pioneered many cutting-edge forensic techniques and  appeared on the television show Cold Case Files.

Click this link http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/impressions/2008/fall/Impressions-Fall2008.pdf to see my Impressions magazine cover story, page 9.

(Impressions won the North-America-wide 2010 Meskin Journalism Award from the American Association of Dental Editors for the best overall excellence in publishing, including editorial content and design, for a dental student publication.)

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