I.O.F.O.S. e-Symposium "Advancements in Forensic Odontology Education"

I.O.F.O.S e-Symposium

• ADVANCEMENTS IN FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY EDUCATION
• DATE: December 6 th, 2025, Saturday
• TIME: 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. (CET)
• PLATFORM: Online
• REGISTER IN THE E-SYMPOSIUM: www.iofos.eu

Programme at a Glance

2:00 – 2:10 p.m. E-Symposium Opening Session Professor Cristiana Palmela Pereira, I.O.F.O.S President

Session 1

Chairmans: Professor Hrvoje Brkić (Croatia) and Dr. Gwenola Drogou Saout (France)

2:10 – 2:18 p.m. Ricardo Henrique Alves da Silva (Brazil) - Challenges in Forensic Odontology education - from theory to practice

2:18 – 2:26 p.m. Ilenia Bianchi (Italy) - Education in Forensic Odontology in Italy: Current Pathways, Perspectives, and Challenges

2:26 – 2:34 p.m. Ashith B. Acharya (India) - Evolution of Forensic Odontology Undergraduate Education in India in the past 20 years

2:34 – 2:40 p.m. Discussion

2:40 – 2:45 p.m. Break

Session 2

Chairmans: Professor Ricardo Silva (Brazil) and Professor Sigrid Kvaal (Norway)

2:45 – 2:53 p.m. Ivana Savić Pavičin (Croatia) - Forensic odontology education in Croatia

2:53 – 3:01 p.m. Valon Nushi (Portugal) - Curricular guidelines for postgraduate on forensic dental medicine education

3:01 – 3:09 p.m. John Berketa (Australia) - Teaching in the Adelaie Forensic Odontology Unit

3:09-3:15 p.m. Discussion

3:15 – 3:20 p.m. Break

Session 3

Chairmans: Professor Ashith B. Acharya (India) and Dr. Rebecca Gahn (Sweden)

3:20– 3:28 p.m. Simen E. Kopperud (Norway) - Pregraduation teaching of forensic odontology in Norway (curricular plan, time, challenges,etc…)

3:28 – 3:36 p.m. Helen Liversidge (UK) - The challenge to do post graduate forensic odontology research

3:36 – 3:44 p.m. Paulina Guzmán-Mella (Chile) - Undergraduate teaching in Legal and Forensic Odontology: A SWOT Analysis of a Decade-Long Experience at the Universidad de La Frontera (Temuco, Chile)

3:44 – 3:50 p.m. Discussion

3:50-4:00 E-Symposium Closing Session

Professor Vilma Pinchi, JFOS Editor