Croatian Association of Forensic Stomatology

The international university textbook “Forensic Odonto-Stomatology by IOFOS” has been completed in 2020. A large number of internationally recognized authors from around the world have published a textbook for students, forensic odontologists and all those interested in our field of work. The textbook was published by “Naklada Slap” – a propulsive Croatian publisher and was proofread by Elsevier.

“The subject of the proposed book is of current interest. Our world is not always peaceful, neither privately nor politically. And there are always natural disasters or other events where many people die. Here the teeth as the most important anatomical structures in the field of identification are still a valuable help. This is why we also speak of Dental Fingerprinting. And the fact is, no doubt, that teeth, because they are frequently better preserved than bones, represent an important biological source material about our present and past. For various reasons, it can be assumed that this book will not be an update alone. The development of methods in medicine, life sciences and in the development of imaging techniques is rapid, so such special books are an absolute necessity. And these books will find a market, if the concept is designed like this, i.e. as a textbook for students and as a guide for practitioners. Thus, it will also close a gap to general forensics, where dental forensics is usually neglected. Judging from the information given, I think that the subject is being covered adequately by the proposal. Under the current concept, I can say also that the material presented in the textbook is following a logical manner. All in all the proposed book is an important book, and it will find its special readership: researchers and practitioners from forensic medicine, dental forensics and dental anthropology, but can also serve as an interesting reference work for physicians and anthropologists in general. In my opinion, the book represents the state of research or the state-of-the-art in the field, which it describes: dental forensics”.

“This is a genuine international cooperation that brings together the works of experts in all the different fields of forensic odontology. Answers to most questions that can be imagined can be found here, also such often overlooked subjects as dental charting and quality assurance. It is not possible to recount all chapters and all authors in this review but I have met most of them. At scientific conferences, at the Interpol DVI meetings, and some also at work on disaster sites, after the tsunami that devastated the countries around the Bengal Bay on December 26th, 2004 or the Bali bombing in 2002.
Forensic odontology is a small discipline and we, the forensic odontologists, comprise a small community. Nevertheless, the importance of the contribution of the science of forensic odontology makes up a huge and important part of many forensic investigations, in the past, in the present and certainly in the future”.