BusinessFebruary 26, 2001
PERSONNEL: CAPE DENTIST ATTENDS TRAINING SESSION
Dr. Shanon Kirchhoff, a Cape Girardeau dentist, recently attended a training session for Missouri's Emergency Response Identification Team held at Jefferson City. More than 40 dentists spent two days in forensic training, conducted by Dr. Michael Bowers, a forensic dentist and senior crime scene analyst from Ventura...
Dr. Shanon Kirchhoff, a Cape Girardeau dentist, recently attended a training session for Missouri's Emergency Response Identification Team held at Jefferson City.
More than 40 dentists spent two days in forensic training, conducted by Dr. Michael Bowers, a forensic dentist and senior crime scene analyst from Ventura.
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The training, sponsored by the Missouri Dental Association, Missouri Health Department's Bureau of the Dental Health and the State Emergency Management Agency, is designed help dentists perform forensic identification in the event of a mass disaster, such as airline disasters or bombings.
Dental remains are the only way to identify some victims. Teeth are durable and are not normally destroyed, even in fire.
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