Dr. Hemlata Pandey

Dr. Hemlata Pandey is a full-time forensic odontologist and is a qualified lawyer. She is working as a lecturer at the Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine and Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK and is programme lead for full-time postgraduate courses in MSc Forensic Dentistry and Masters in Forensic OdontologyI. She regularly provide expertise for identification of unidentified human remains to The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), which is Scotland’s public prosecution service and death investigation authority. Dr. Pandey is President, Association Forensic Odontology for Human Rights (2021-2023) and is also Academic Advisor at the Indian Board of Forensic Odontology. She is involved in training for forensic science and forensic odontology students and professionals across India and other countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America since 2013. Prior to working in the UK,she provided expertise to various State Police departments in India and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI, India). She has been deployed at several incidents for disaster response over the 15 years of her career as a Forensic Odontologist. Dr. Hemlata Pandey is a two times TEDx Speaker, and features in mainstream media reports, newspapers, TV news and documentaries (Netflix) for her work in the field of forensics.