Dental X-rays likely to be used to assess asylum seeker ages in UK

A Home Office report on supposed scientific methods for estimating ages is likely to recommend the use of dental X-rays, among other techniques, despite a lack of evidence to support them

Four supposedly scientific methods, probably including dental X-rays, will be proposed as a way to help estimate the ages of asylum seekers in the UK, New Scientist understands, despite concerns from researchers and health bodies that there is no accurate way to determine someone’s age.

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