Abstract
BackgroundForensic dental identification relies on the collection and comparison of antemortem and postmortem dental data and dental evidence. There are software solutions capable of archiving postmortem (PM) and antemortem (AM) data, with search and comparative tools which are user-centric and do not allow open search options and data mining of all dental related data, except through the use of coded data. This reduces interoperability and raises dental data incompatibility challenges. Blockchain technology could help introduce a trusted, secure, and holistic ecosystem in the electronic health record (EHR) system with a forensic interface accessed by experts in forensic pathology and forensic odontology for the purpose of identifying human remains and retrieve identifying data of compatible missing persons from the health and dental electronic record system, with the further advantage of protecting data breaches, redundancies, inconsistencies, and errors. Blockchain technology, and a forensic chain, can enhance forensic data management and human identification process by managing the missing person lists, create AM data repositories as shared data with the EHRs of living individuals, create PM data repositories of recovered from identifying autopsies unidentified persons, and support the preliminary comparison of compatible biological profiles during the final reconciliation phase.ConclusionIn this hypothesis, author investigates possible applications of blockchain technology as a holistic technical and interoperability solution for managing both health/dental data for a medical as forensic human identification use.
Highlights
Forensic dental identification relies on the collection and comparison of antemortem and postmortem dental data and dental evidence
The identification of unknown human remains relies on comparison of primary identifiers, namely fingerprints, DNA, and dental data, with the equivalent data collected of compatible reported missing persons profiles
The high number of reported missing persons and unidentified human remains of unknown nationalities raises concerns on the forensic data management and the need of archiving, processing, and comparative analysis of PM and AM dental data, which can benefit from software and IT solutions, as archive and data mining and comparison (Hofmeister et al 2017; Alsalamah and Nuzzolese 2020)
Summary
Author investigates possible applications of blockchain technology as a holistic technical and interoperability solution for managing both health/dental data for a medical as forensic human identification use.
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