Charting accuracy in Navy dental records.
Eighty-five Navy patients and their dental records were reviewed, to determine the accuracy of the recorded initial findings in the SF603 Dental Record, and any subsequent treatment recordings. These findings were compared to those of a similar study published in 1970, and comparisons were drawn between the two reviews as to the accuracy of the charting and usefulness for forensic dental identification. A possible future concern in forensic dental identification was identified and is discussed.
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Naval Dental Clinic, Naval Station, San Diego, CA.
D003792:Dental Records / Q000592:standards*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry; D009326:Naval Medicine; D014481:United States