Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 10, 2008
• Invested on: December 12, 2008

David Sweet is a world leader in forensic odontology-the science of victim identification using dental charts and analysis of teeth and bite marks. Based at the University of British Columbia, he is a teacher, researcher, administrator and consultant who has developed methods of retrieving DNA that have been described as revolutionary. He is also the driving force behind North America's first facility devoted exclusively to research and instruction in the use of forensic dentistry for crime investigation and prosecution. His expertise has been called upon in high-profile cases at home and abroad, and he regularly assists INTERPOL, as well as police departments and coroners' offices across North America.