INDIGENCE OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN LEGAL PRACTICE OF PAKISTAN

Objective: To assess and interpret the utility and need of forensic dentistry in current judicial system of Pakistan. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, in the month of Jun, 2020. Methodology: This questionnaire based c...

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Autores principales:	Hashim Bin Mansoor, Usman Zafar Kayani, Reeja Khatoon, Erum Idrees, Hira Zafar Kayani, Ayesha Aslam
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2021
Materias:	forensic dentistry criminal lawyer Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/a1b921b994f54d07860580338a79f0f8
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a1b921b994f54d07860580338a79f0f82021-11-23T03:10:44ZINDIGENCE OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN LEGAL PRACTICE OF PAKISTAN0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/a1b921b994f54d07860580338a79f0f82021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5044/3605https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To assess and interpret the utility and need of forensic dentistry in current judicial system of Pakistan. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, in the month of Jun, 2020. Methodology: This questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted in a 1-month time frame, and a sample of 100 lawyers was recruited using snowball sampling technique and only criminal lawyers were included which had a minimum of 5 years of experience. Data was analyzed using SPSS-24. Results: The results were quite significant, 81% (81 lawyers) of the population recognized the relationship of forensic dentistry with criminal litigation (p-value=0.006). Furthermore 86% (86 lawyers) believed that there are a limited number of practicing forensic dentists and a massive 96% (96 lawyers) of the population was not able to acquire the expertise of a forensic dentist. Conclusion: There is a major lack of trained forensic odontologists and training institutes in Pakistan, which has a significant effect on the legal practices of Pakistan. Furthermore, it defines the lack of specialization trend in forensic odontology.Hashim Bin MansoorUsman Zafar KayaniReeja KhatoonErum IdreesHira Zafar KayaniAyesha AslamArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticleforensic dentistrycriminal lawyerMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 5, Pp 1709-1712 (2021)
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spellingShingle	forensic dentistry criminal lawyer Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Hashim Bin Mansoor Usman Zafar Kayani Reeja Khatoon Erum Idrees Hira Zafar Kayani Ayesha Aslam INDIGENCE OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN LEGAL PRACTICE OF PAKISTAN
description	Objective: To assess and interpret the utility and need of forensic dentistry in current judicial system of Pakistan. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, in the month of Jun, 2020. Methodology: This questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted in a 1-month time frame, and a sample of 100 lawyers was recruited using snowball sampling technique and only criminal lawyers were included which had a minimum of 5 years of experience. Data was analyzed using SPSS-24. Results: The results were quite significant, 81% (81 lawyers) of the population recognized the relationship of forensic dentistry with criminal litigation (p-value=0.006). Furthermore 86% (86 lawyers) believed that there are a limited number of practicing forensic dentists and a massive 96% (96 lawyers) of the population was not able to acquire the expertise of a forensic dentist. Conclusion: There is a major lack of trained forensic odontologists and training institutes in Pakistan, which has a significant effect on the legal practices of Pakistan. Furthermore, it defines the lack of specialization trend in forensic odontology.
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author	Hashim Bin Mansoor Usman Zafar Kayani Reeja Khatoon Erum Idrees Hira Zafar Kayani Ayesha Aslam
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title	INDIGENCE OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN LEGAL PRACTICE OF PAKISTAN
title_short	INDIGENCE OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN LEGAL PRACTICE OF PAKISTAN
title_full	INDIGENCE OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN LEGAL PRACTICE OF PAKISTAN
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title_full_unstemmed	INDIGENCE OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN LEGAL PRACTICE OF PAKISTAN
title_sort	indigence of forensic odontology in legal practice of pakistan
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INDIGENCE OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY IN LEGAL PRACTICE OF PAKISTAN

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