SP-62 What Can Teeth Tell Us? Life and Death in Early Colonial Jamestown
CE: 0.75
Course Description:
What can the study of skeletal material teach us about life and death? Join an investigation of the teeth and skeletal remains from the colonial site of Jamestown, VA, the first permanent English settlement in North America. The first casualty in Jamestown was a 15yo boy (specimen JR1225B), the apparent victim of an Indian attack. His excavated remains show an arrow head at the thigh, broken left collarbone, and anterior mandible with Ellis Type III fracture of mandibular left central incisor, with significant periapical pathological bone resorption. Additional examination of Sir George Yeardley will be discussed. Intraoral radiography, cone-beam computed tomography, micro-CT, scanning electron microcopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX), focus-staking microscopy, confocal Raman spectroscopy (RS) for nanoscale imaging and elemental analysis of root canal particulate and soil surrounding skeletal remains and paleobotanical techniques were used to analyze skeletal and dental remains, and determine events prior to and surrounding death and burial.
At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
- Explain the nature and chronology of odontogenic cause(s) of mandibular pathosis evident in JR1225B skeletal remains.
- Describe how the contents of a fractured tooth assisted in assembling a corporeal and physiological history of specimen JR1225B at Jamestown.
- Describe how advanced technologies help archeologists better understand the life and times of the early settlers.
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Martin D. Levin D.M.D.
Dr. Levin is Adjunct Professor of Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. At the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Levin is currently Chair of the Dean’s Council. He received the Alumni Award of Merit and served as Chair of the Board of Overseers from 2004-2008 and remains an ex officio member of the board. He served as Co-Chair and of the Joint Special Committee of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology on the use of cone beam computed tomography and serves on the update committee. Dr. Levin is currently appointed to the AAE’s Special Committee to Develop an Outcomes Consensus Conference. Dr. Levin speaks both nationally and internationally on advanced technologies in endodontic practice and office operations management. He is a contributor to “Pathways of the Pulp,” Ingle’s Endodontics,” and “Cone Beam CT: Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnosis and Applications,” as well as the author of numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. He is included on the Recommended Speakers List of the AAE on cone beam computed tomography and is the American Association of Endodontists’ representative to the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging. Dr. Levin earned his degree in dental medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972, where he was a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society. After completing his post-doctoral residency in endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, he became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, and a member of the College of Diplomates.
Martin D. Levin, DMD
I declare I have a past or present proprietary or relevant financial relationship or receive gifts in kind (including soft intangible remuneration), consulting position or affiliation, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, as indicated: Carestream Dental, LLC (Self) : Consultant (Status: Ongoing), Honorarium (Status: Ongoing); EndoTechnologies, LLC (Self) : Consultant (Status: Terminated --- 2016), Honorarium (Status: Terminated --- 2016), Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Status: Terminated --- 2016); Henry Schein, Inc (Self) : Consultant (Status: Ongoing), Honorarium (Status: Ongoing)
