Publications by authors named "Hugh G Trengrove"
Recent experience with the New Zealand Defence Force in supporting the national disaster victim identification operation following destructive earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand, highlights the important role military forensic odontology capabilities can provide in supporting a national disaster response. Military dental personnel are well-trained, practiced, and prepared to support short-notice contingencies and can provide important immediate response augmentation to Disaster Victim Identification teams following a multiple-fatality event. The role of military forensic odontology capabilities in multiple-fatality incidents is reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the dental treatment provided over one year to serving personnel and new entrants in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).
Method: Dental treatment data from 4,380 personnel in the 12 months following their last annual dental examination were retrieved and evaluated from electronic data archives. These included all treatment provided for 2000 randomly-selected regular serving personnel and for all 2380 new entrants entering the Service in the years 2005 and 2006.
Background: No epidemiological data are available on the dental health of New Zealand Defence Force personnel.
Aim: To describe the oral health status of serving personnel and new entrants in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).
Method: The dental records of 4,380 personnel were transcribed from an electronic archive of individual clinical data.