The Advanced Cranial Course
The prerequisite for an Advanced Dental Seminar is completion of the Basic Cranial Course. (A Cranial Academy or SCTF seminar is also acceptable.) The location of these seminars is the W.G. Sutherland Temporomandibulo-Cranial Dental Group, Inc. teaching facility in Madison, Indiana.(Please note this new location, effective June 2021!)
The schedule and estimated fees for the Advanced Course are listed below. Seminar dates are fixed, but programs and fees may alter due to varying conditions.
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2023 ADVANCED COURSE DATES
September 7 - 9, 2023
Before August 7, 2023 After August 7, 2023
Advanced Course $700.00 $800.00
WGSTDG Instuctors $500.00 $600.00
Advanced Course Topic: Cranial Base, Arachnoid Hyperplasia and Remote Treatment
Presented by R. Paul Lee, DO, FAAO, DABMA, FCA
Dr. Lee received his DO degree from the University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City in 1976. He completed a residency in OMM at the AT Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1986. In 2020, he retired from private general practice in Durango, CO specializing in OMM.
He is certified in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and holds the FAAO and FCA. He served on the Board of Directors of The Osteopathic Cranial Academy and Board of Governors of the American Academy of Osteopathy. He has been a faculty member for the Introductory Course, the Cranial Base Course, as well as the Brain Parenchyma and Nuclei Course, and the Next Step course offered by the Osteopathic Cranial Academy. He directed Introductory courses and Bensoussan courses for the OCA. He also served as the course director for the Rule of the Artery courses in Glendale, AZ (2017), and Portland, OR (2018 and 2019).
He teaches his discoveries in Traditional Osteopathy in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia and Canada. He has contributed articles to the Journal of the AAO and the Cranial Letter. In 2005, Stillness Press published his book: Interface: Mechanisms of Spirit in Osteopathy in which he outlined a model explaining primary respiration in the tissues, based on spirit and matter.
Thursday Afternoon
9:00am - 11:00am: Treat Attendees
11:00am - 5:00pm: Lymphatic Drainage - Instructors: Dr. Dennis Charnesky/Dr. Sam Shamoon
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm / Saturday 8:00am - 1:00pm
Presented by R. Paul Lee, DO, FAAO, DABMA, FCA
Remote Treatment – lecture – one hour.
Dr Still was clairvoyant. (Booth, 1905; Hildreth, 1938)
Dr Sutherland discussed treatment from across the room. (Contributions of Thought, 1998)
Larry Dossey, MD said the future of medicine is working with the mind – Era III Medicine (Reinventing Medicine, 1999)
When addressing primary respiration, we are working energetically.
BOL, Potency, Intelligence, Tide.
Electromagnetics, Photons, QED.
Energetic work is amenable to remote work, which is also energetic.
Obtain permission each time you work on someone and assure them that you will not invade their space without seeking permission first.
Remote Treatment – demonstration – one hour.
Remote Treatment – work on partner – one hour.
Arachnoid hyperplasia (adhesions) – lecture – one hour.
Anatomy of arachnoid and pia mater – container of CSF.
Inflammation of arachnoid causes adhesions.
Adhesions form strands, along the spinal cord.
Adherent arachnoid to pia limits nourishment of CNS from CSF.
Plugs of arachnoid in dural sleeves pinches nerve roots.
Can produce symptoms of neural entrapment or visceral dysfunction.
Arachnoid adhesions – lab, spinal cord – one hour.
Arachnoid adhesions – lab, brain – one hour.
Cranial Base – lecture – ½ hour.
Anatomy of cranial base.
Atlas and axis – lecture – ½ hour.
Anatomy of atlas and axis.
Cranial Base and Atlas – lab – two hours.
Diagnose using base hold. Diagnose using vault hold.
Treat lesions in occiput.
Treat lesions in atlas and axis.
Treat lesion between atlas and occiput.
November 2 - 4, 2023
Before October 2, 2023 After October 2, 2023
Advanced Course $700.00 $800.00
WGSTDG Instuctors $500.00 $600.00
Advanced Course Topic: TBA
Presented by Charlie Beck, D.O.
Thursday Afternoon
9:00am - 11:00am: Treat Attendees
11:00am - 5:00pm: TBA
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm / Saturday 8:00am - 1:00pm
2024 ADVANCED COURSE DATES
May 2 - 4, 2024
Before April 2, 2024 After April 2, 2024
Advanced Course $700.00 $800.00
WGSTDG Instuctors $500.00 $600.00
Advanced Course Topic: TBA
Presented by TBA
Thursday Afternoon
9:00am - 11:00am: Treat Attendees
11:00am - 5:00pm: TBA
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm / Saturday 8:00am - 1:00pm
September 5 - 7, 2024
Before August 5, 2024 After August 5, 2024
Advanced Course $700.00 $800.00
WGSTDG Instuctors $500.00 $600.00
Advanced Course Topic: TBA
Presented by TBA
Thursday Afternoon
9:00am - 11:00am: Treat Attendees
11:00am - 5:00pm: TBA
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm / Saturday 8:00am - 1:00pm
October 31 - November 2, 2024
Before September 30, 2024 After September 30, 2024
Advanced Course $700.00 $800.00
WGSTDG Instuctors $500.00 $600.00
Advanced Course Topic: TBA
Presented by TBA
Thursday Afternoon
9:00am - 11:00am: Treat Attendees
11:00am - 5:00pm: TBA
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm / Saturday 8:00am - 1:00pm