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BIOGRAPHY
Dr.
Golden received his dental degree from the University of Southern
California in 1975 and now practices general dentistry four days
a week in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Upon developing an interest
in Forensic Dentistry in 1980, he soon became a Diplomate of
the American Board of Forensic Odontology in 1982 and continues
to support the ABFO, having served as a Director, and a member
of numerous committees. He
is the current Chairman of the Certification and Examination
Committee, and the Digital Imaging Guidelines Committee.
In
1992 he became the Chief Odontologist for San Bernardino County
and continues to serve several Southern California Counties as
a forensic consultant for bite mark evaluations. As
a fellow and past Odontology Section Chairman of the American Academy
of Forensic Sciences and former Trustee to the Forensic Sciences
Foundation, he has presented numerous papers, is a contributing
author to several textbooks, and has published several articles
applicable to his field, including research in Fluorescent and
Ultra-Violet Photography. He has served as a guest editorial reviewer
for the Journal of Forensic Sciences, is currently an instructor
at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, and has taught advanced
photographic techniques at the Symposium of Forensic Dentistry
at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and at the International
Forensic Photography Workshop held in Miami, Florida.
Dr.
Golden has qualified as an expert witness numerous times in Superior
Courts of six Southern California Counties, as well as others
in the States of Ohio, Louisiana, Nevada, and Florida. Other
accomplishments include his assistance in identification of victims
of the World Trade Center disaster, receiving the Meritorious
Service Medal from the San Bernardino County Sheriff, and multiple
commendations from the California Attorney General for his help
in implementing the Computer Assisted Post-Mortem Identification
program at the Department of Justice. He is a co-director of
the California Dental Association’s
Committee on Mass Disasters, and the Southern Regional Director
for the California Dental Identification Team. |
