Narnarayan Shastri Institute of Technology (NSIT) has started with the expert session on various topics and the second session was held on 8th of December 2023 at 11am in room number 122 of NSIT. The students from M.Sc. Forensic Science attended the session.
The speaker for the day was Dr. Dhwani Patel ma’am, Assistant Professor, School of Medico-Legal Studies, National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) Gandhinagar.
Dr. Dhwani Patel holds a degree in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) as well as a bachelor of Law (LLB) (Gold medalist) and Master’s degree in Forensic Odontology and is also pursuing PhD in the field of Human Identification. She has been in to Academics and Teaching for more than 7 years and have clinical experience of more than 8 years. Dr. Dhwani is also experienced in dealing with medical negligence and malpractice having the knowledge of both medical as well as law. She holds the charge as a program co-ordinator for the course of M.Sc. Forensic Nursing and Post graduate Diploma in Disaster Victim identification.
She is very passionate about learning new concepts and experimenting with different areas of forensic science. She is actively involved in organizing different activities for the students as well as guiding them with respect to placement opportunities.
Dr. Geeta Gupta, course co-ordinator of M.Sc. Forensic Science welcomed Dr. Dhwani Patel and briefed about the guest speaker to the students. The lecture started at around 11am on the topic “FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY”. Dr. Dhwani Patel commenced the session with a captivating keynote address, highlighting the current trends and challenges in Forensic Odontology. The session featured an engaging Q&A segment, allowing participants to pose questions to Dr. Dhwani. The session covered wide range of topics including basics of odontology and forensic odontology, Identification of individuals from teeth, Ages of eruption and other individual, Determination of age, sex and race from teeth characteristics, Role of teeth in mass disaster and Forensic significance in individual identification.
Dr. Dhwani has also presented relevant case studies and examples for better understanding of various concepts and helped participants to contextualize theoretical concepts and understand their practical applications. The session continued till 1:30pm. The expert session conducted by Dr. Dhwani Patel on December 8th, 2023, was a resounding success. The event not only met its objectives but also set a high standard for future expert sessions within the Narnarayan Shastri Institute of Technology (NSIT). The event was graced with the presence of faculty members of Institute of Forensic Sciences & Cyber Security-NSIT.
