Dr. Anthony R. Cardoza is a 1981 graduate of California Lutheran University with a BA in Chemistry, and graduated in 1985 with a D.D.S. from Northwestern University School of Dentistry. He maintains a general dental practice in Santee(San Diego County) California. Dr. Cardoza began his affiliation with the San Diego County Medical Examiner and the Imperial County Coroner in 1992 under the mentorship of Dr. Norman Sperber, and received his forensic training from the University of Texas Health Science Center, Southwest Symposium in 1996. Dr. Cardoza is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences(AAFS), a Member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology(ASFO), a Member of the American Dental Association(ADA), a Member of the California Dental Association(CDA),a Member of the California Dental Identification Team (CalDIT), and a Member of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services(Cal/OES). Dr. Cardoza serves as a forensic dental consultant for the California Department of Justice Missing/Unidentified Persons Unit and the Missing Persons DNA Task Force, the San Diego Police Department and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. In addition to his forensic case load, Dr. Cardoza has written articles for both professional journals and text books and he lectures extensively on forensic dentistry at dental conferences throughout the United States and Canada. Dr. Cardoza became a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology in 2010.