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Registration will be from 7:30 am - 8:45 am with continental breakfast. The morning session will be from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Dr. Spurlock speaking. Spurlock will detail the fundamental steps in reconstructing a human face, based on skull morphology. Examples of 2-D and 3-D reconstructions will be used to illustrate the techniques. She will also discuss how the face ages, over time, and how to incorporate this into facial reconstruction.
After lunch, from 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm, Matt Smith from Frigid Fluid will use various slides of deceased individuals to illustrate both embalming and restorative art techniques. Imagine the worst embalming case – severe trauma, a rampant infectious disease – so overwhelming it’s difficult to even begin. Perhaps a serious overbite makes feature setting nearly impossible. How often does the average embalmer face such challenges? The best way to learn new tricks for helping overcome such difficulties is through interacting with other good embalmers. Talented embalmer and restorative artist, Matt Smith, embalms difficult cases every day. In fact, he not only consults funeral homes through the country on everything from AIDS to severed cases, but also travels the states as a lecturer on embalming and restorative arts.