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.

To register, please send a check to the mailing address listed on the "Contact Us" page.  You may call the office to register, however, please note there is a 3.75% processing fee charged to register by credit card

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2023 ADVANCED COURSE DATES

May 4 - 6, 2023

                                                                   Before April 4, 2023                                 After April 4, 2023

Advanced Course                                                  $700.00                                                   $800.00

WGSTDG Instuctors                                               $500.00                                                   $600.00

Advanced Course Topic:  Upper Extremity and it's relationship to the head and face

Presented by John Coppinger, D.O.

John Coppinger, D.O. graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1992. After internship at the Atlantic City Medical Center, he spent a year in an FP-OMM residency at Ohio University/O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens Ohio.

He is Board Certified by the AOA Board of Neuro-Musculoskeletal Medicine.

Dr. Coppinger was fortunate in his education to meet and study with Dr. James Jealous during his first week at medical school in September 1988. Dr Jealous’ mentorship opened many doors for him, studying with the likes of Louis Hasbrouk, D.O., Robert Fulford, D.O., Ann Wales, D.O., and Herbert Miller, D.O. FAAO.

He continued to study with Dr. Jealous for 31 years, learning something new with every interaction and every course.

Dr. Coppinger spent 20 years in practice as an Osteopathic General Practitioner, then spent 2 years in Iraq with the U.S. Dept of State, and most recently served as vice chair of OMM at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine 2015-2017, then interim chair of OMM at LMU-DCOM in Knoxville TN. He is now back in private practice in Knoxville, TN, seeing a wide spectrum of complicated patients.

He continues teaching the Biodynamic Model of Osteopathy in courses and study groups. He continues to study with Dr. Jealous when he can.

Thursday Afternoon

9:00am - 12:00am:  Treat Attendees

1:00pm - 5:00pm:  

• Sacrum Differential - Dr. Ann Whales & Dr. Tom Schooley
• Posterior Sacrum - Dr. Jim Farley
• Sacroilliac - Dr. Bob Fulford
• L5 - S1 - Dr. Bob Fulford

 Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm / Saturday 8:00am - 1:00pm