Herman Bernitz

• Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
• B.Ch.D (1978).
• M.Sc. (Odont) cum laude in Oral Pathology (1996).
• Dip. Odont. cum laude in Forensic Odontology (1998).
• Doctorate Ph.D (2004).
• President of the International Organisation of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology (IOFOS) from 2005 to 2011.
• Participated in Disaster Victim Identification missions within Africa
• Lectured extensively on five continents on forensic odontology related subjects
• Published 74 scientific papers.
• Contributed 5 book chapters including the chapters on bite mark analysis for the Encyclopaedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine and the new forensic IOFOS textbook.

Nationality: South African

Scientific areas: Forensic dentistry