Review

Volume 2025: Volume: 4: Issue: 1

Mass Disasters
Abirami Suresh
Graduate Student, Chettinadu Dental College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram

Address for Correspondence:

Abirami Suresh, Graduate Student, Chettinadu Dental College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram.
Email: ns.abirami03@gmail.com

Abstract

Mass disaster situations may arise from natural or manmade circumstances like bioterrorism and
dentists or dental responders have significant roles in human identification, following such
occurrences. The various roles of dentists in mass disaster management, that include bio surveillance
and notification, diagnosis and monitoring, triage, referrals of patients, immunizations,
decontamination and infection control would be considered. The varying extents of use of forensic
dental techniques and the resulting positive impacts made on human identification will also be
included. The importance of preparation by way of special training for the dental personnel, mass
disaster rehearsal, and use of modern day technology will be stressed on


Key words

Forensic Dentistry, Dental Identification, Mass Disasters, Forensic Odontology, Personnel
Identification

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Conflicts of interest :

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How to cite this article: Suresh.Mass Disasters. Int J Oral Rehab 2025;4:1:5-11.