title: Dental practices that aid the general practitioner and forensic dentist.
abstract: There are practices that improve the efficiency of a general dentistry office and may aid a forensic dentist in making an identification. These practices include maintaining current dental charts, using the accepted post-mortem charting nomenclature, and maintaining quality radiographs as well as complete and legible progress notes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Haywood
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D002965:Classification; D003792:Dental Records / Q000592:standards; D003817:Dentition; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists'; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D009626:Terminology as Topic