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Bodybacks with Joseph Scott Moore.

Other than forensic pathologists, the very first people that I came in contact with and got to know really well in the world of forensic scientists.

We're actually forensic odontologists.

I actually met forensic odontologist before I ever met my first forensic anthropologist.

And I've always viewed myself as one of these people that is a frustrated forensic anthropologist because it's something I would

have loved to have done, but never had the time, you know, to go down that career path. I just like

digging in the dirt and those sorts of things. And, you know, working puzzles from that perspective.

But forensic endotologists were interesting people.

And I had a couple of them that were a big influence in my career because it gave me a

perspective on forensic science in general and specifically death investigation from a

different side of the house you know you always hear it from the physician's

side and death investigation but forensic odontologists have a different view

and today on body bags I was really hoping that we could explore this world and talk a little

bit about form, function, and maybe some famous and also infamous forensic odontologists that are

out there. It's going to be a good conversation.

I'm Joseph Scott Morgan, and this is Bodybacks. Have you ever heard a more odd word than

odontology, Dave? I mean, when you first hear that, you think, first off, what is it?

And, you know, where does it come from?

Where does it originate?

Because some people out there will use interchangeably, they will say forensic

odentology and forensic dentistry.

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