Forensic odontology: Awareness from the scratch

Forensic dentistry (odontology) deals with the examination, handling and presentation of dental evidence for the legal system. The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge , attitude and practice of dental graduates towards forensic odontology and the its future as a profession. A cross-sectional institution-based study was conducted among 60 interns and dental graduates  of Government Dental College and Hospital, Srinagar through a online questionnaire based study during COVID pandemic in the month of February 2022 and the results were tabulated. 100% dentists were aware about forensic odontology being a branch of dentistry but only 93% had studied it during their curriculum .The study concluded more and more information related to forensic odontology is requires by dentist especially pedodontist when dealing with evidence in criminal cases, such as child abuse or sexual assaults or when identifying multiple victims