October 25-28th, 2007
Nashville, Tennessee
Three Dynamic Tracts
Running Simultaneously – All with "Hands On"
Dental TMJ
Chiropractic •
Allied &
Complementary Healthcare • Category and Comprehensive SOT Techniques
Christine Benner, DC |
Dr. Benner practices Chiropractic
at the Oasis Healing Arts Center in New York City, NY and is a 1989
graduate of New York Chiropractic College. Dr. Benner is a
Certified SOT Practitioner as well as a Certified SOT Cranial
Practitioner, and Certified Acupuncture Practitioner. She has
been teaching SOT and cranial for over 10 years and is involved with
teaching SOT at New York Chiropractic College.. Dr. Benner is
chair of SOTO-USA’s board of certification and on the board of
directors for SOTO-USA since 2003. |
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Charles L. Blum, DC |
Charles
L. Blum, DC is in private practice Santa Monica, California and
president of SOTO – USA. Consulting SOT clinician at the clinic of
CCC–LA and associate faculty at SCUHS, teaching cranial biodynamics and
cranial technique. Dr. Blum is a Certified SOT Cranial
Practitioner. For over 23 years he has lectured nationally and
internationally, has written various SOT related texts, compiled SOT
and cranial related research, and extensively publishes in multiple
peer reviewed indexed journals and at research conferences from 1984 to
the present. Dr. Blum is the past president of SOTO-USA and the
current chair of the board of research for SOTO-USA. |
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John Bradley, DC |
John
Bradley, DC, Sacro Occipital Technique instructor and lecturer
for 4 decades, born in Vancouver British Columbia Canada February 21,
1930;
married Faye Harkness 1960, Doctor of Chiropractic degree,
Western
States Chiropractic College Portland, Oregon 1960. Certified in
Craniopathy
by the International Craniopathic Society. Private practice in
Campbell
River, British Columbia Canada 1961 to the present. |
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Robert Coté, DC |
Robert Coté, DC was awarded the 2003 SOTO-USA Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Dr. Robert A. Coté. Dr. Coté was first introduced to SOT in 1943 when his father returned from a seminar given by Dr. DeJarnette. He still remembers himself standing in front of the distortion analyzer demonstrating the new technique, SOT. Dr. Coté graduated in 1959 from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and began studying and attending SOT seminars in 1961 continually for 25 years. He was active with the Sacro Occipital Research Society supporting Dr. DeJarnette’s work and starting in 1964 he was a member of the board of directors for 25 consecutive years, including the presidency 1973-74 and chairman 1975-76. Presently he is practicing in Rosemére, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Coté is certified in craniopathy and has is a Fellow and Diplomate with the International Craniopathic Society. He has been a primary instructor of SOT for over 20 years and has presented his innovative techniques and methods of care at the 2000, 2001, and 2003 SOTO-USA clinical symposiums. |
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Carmine Esposito, DC |
Carmine Esposito,
DC is in private practice Brooklyn, NY, and is a former faculty New
York Chiropractic College, Post Graduate Division; recipient of the
Sacro Occipital Research Society International Researcher of the Year
award as well as
a lecturer, author and technique developer. Dr. Esposito is an
inspiring speaker and has lectured at SOT conference for decades. |
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Vincent Esposito, DC |
Vincent Esposito, DC graduated in 1983 from New York Chiropractic College and has been a faculty member as well as a member of the research committee. He is a Diplomate and Fellow of the International Craniopathic Society. Past member of the Sacro Occipital Research Society International’s research board and recipient of the Researcher of the Year awards in 1993 and 1994. Currently engaged in research, to prove the efficacy of chiropractic therapeutics with MRI. Private practice in Brooklyn and Queens, New York. Published author in the Journal of Neuroscience. | ||||||||||
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Glenn Frieder, DC |
Glenn
Frieder, DC graduated from Western States Chiropractic College in
1979. He has had extensive experience using SOT and Cranial,
learned in-depth, from interning with Alan Beardal DC, David Denton DC,
Curt Buddingh DC, Richard Stober DC, Santo Puellella DC and worked in
the famous Plaza Santa Maria's Cancer Hospital as the staff
chiropractor. He has a private practice in Solano Beach,
California and incorporates SOT protocols with nutritional and
energetic aspects of healing utilizing homeopathic and flower essences
for treatment. |
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Richard C. Gerardo, DC |
Richard
C. Gerardo, DC is in private practice in Burbank, California.
Specializing on Cranial TMJ Therapy and currently developing a Cranial
– Dental Co-Treatment Paradigm. Dr. Gerardo treats and case manages
patients in five dental offices outside of his own practice. He
lectures on the Cranial – Dental model using SOT principles and has lectured at chiropractic colleges, dental conferences and meetings on SOT, Cranial, and CMD/TMD since the late 1980’s. Dr. Gerardo has his BS in Biology from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, and is an advisory board member of SOTO-USA. |
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Steve Hoffman |
Mr. Hoffman has overseen concept design, education and training for BackProject Corporation's ATM2 rehabilitation and treatment tool(s). He has been regularly invited to speak at various conferences and universities, and has being teaching healthcare clinicians the ATM Concept courses since early 2004. |
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Joseph Kerwin, DDS |
Joseph
Kerwin, DDS graduated from University of Iowa, OKU honor society in
1983. During dental school Dr. Kerwin had orthodontic
procedure to himself which included the extraction of bicuspid teeth.
This led to years of pain and dysfunction, but motivated him to seek
and understand the cause of his pain ultimately finding proper
treatment for his condition. After experiencing cranial work in 1996 he
became passionate in pursuing courses from James Jecmen DDS, Jim
Jealous DO, The Cranial Academy, The Osteopathic College of Montreal
and Sacro Occipital Technique Organization - USA. As a member of The
American Academy of Cranio-Facial Pain, and International Association
for Orthodontics Dr. Kerwin integrates the cranial concept into both
orthodontics and TMJD treatments. He sold his general dental practice
in January 2001 and has pursued incorporating dentistry, cranial care,
and TMJD as 100% of his private practice.
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Robert D. Klingensmith, DC |
Robert D. Klingensmith, DC
is
in private chiropractic practice in Sparta, NC. He is Board
certified by American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM) and on the
Advisory committee and chiropractic (SOT) liaison to the American
Academy of Pain Management. Aside from being pilot he is
WMT/Paramedic/PA certified in several states and a North Carolina level
III fire instructor. Dr. Klingensmith
is the executive director of the Sacro Occipital Technique
Organization – USA and is a Certified SOT Practitioner. |
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Curtis Langer, DC |
Curtis
Langer, DC has been practicing chiropractic in Massachusetts since
1976. While still a student,
he attended his first SOT/Cranial seminar taught by Dr. DeJarnette
in Omaha, Nebraska in 1974, and has integrated SOT into his
chiropractic practice ever since. An avid windsurfer, mountain biker,
and snowboarder, he treats many amateur, professional, and Olympic
athletes. He was chosen as chiropractor for the 1st Transatlantic
Windsurfing Race and has lectured throughout the eastern United States. |
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Jeffrey Malone, DC |
Jeffrey Malone, DC, CSP
graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences (LACC)
in
1995 and practices in Toluca Lake, California. Dr. Malone is a
diplomate
of the American Chiropractic Board of Nutrition and a Certified
Clinical
Nutritionist. He has been active in teaching SOT at the college level
at
Cleveland Chiropractic College – Los Angeles and at SOTO-USA regional
seminars.
He has Certified SOT Practitioner status with SOTO-USA and
teaching SOT and cranial for the past decade. |
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Jeffrey Mersky DC |
Jeffrey
Mersky DC has been in private practice for 18 years and currently
maintains two offices in San Diego
California. He holds Certified Status as an advanced SOT
practitioner
and has special emphasis on Cranial and TMJ treatment. He currently
serves
on the advisory board for SOTO-USA and has been teaching SOT in
California
for the past few years. Dr. Mersky has special expertise in Clinical
Nutrition
and is the past Vice President of Claire Laboratories, a nutritional
company
specializing in Hypoallergenic Pharmaceutical grade products
exclusively
for the practicing clinician. He is a QME (Qualified Medical Examiner)
for the state of California and specializes in dental chiropractic
co-treatment
of TMD. |
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Robert Monk, DC |
Robert
Monk, DC is the president of SOTO-USA and in primary doctor of the
Gentle Chiropractic Office located in Briarcliff, New York from 1987 to
the present. His office combines Sacro-Occipital Technique with
massage therapy to relax muscles and reduce
painful conditions. Dr. Robert Monk, a certified SOT and SOT Cranial
instructor
as well as a Craniopath, is a founding member of and
certified
instructor for SOTO-USA. He is the author of the 2006 SOT Manual,
the SOT Extremity Manual, and the SOT Cranial Manuals 1, 2, and
3. |
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Martin Rosen, DC |
Martin
G. Rosen, D.C. is a 1981 summa cum laude graduate of Life Chiropractic
College. For
the past 22 years Dr. Rosen has maintained a successful family oriented
wellness care practice in Wellesley MA. He is the current
chairman
of the SOTO-USA pediatric committee and the past chairman
of the SORSI research committee. Over the last 19 years he has
taught
SOT, craniopathy, and pediatrics nationally as well as lecturing on
practice
management, philosophy, and technique protocols. He has written
the Pediatric Participant Guide for SOT, The Pediatric SOT Spinal
Adjusting
Manual, The Pediatric Cranial Adjusting Manual and has contributed to
the
re-writing and updating of several SOT related publications. He has been a quest speaker and teacher for numerous organizations such as SOTO-USA, ICA-MA, Massachusetts Alliance for Chiropractic Philosophy, WCA Clinical Symposium, Forsythe Dental Clinic, Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. and Children’s Hospital of Boston, and is an active instructor for the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA). His articles have been published in The American Chiropractor, The Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, and the SOTO-USA Dural Connection. Dr. Rosen is a certified SOT, SORSI, and SOTO-USA instructor, practitioner and craniopath, on the Board of Governors for the WCA, instructor for the ICPA, Advisory Board member of SOTO-USA, and a consulting member of the Committee for Chiropractic Practice. |
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Anthony Rosner, PhD |
Dr. Rosner is the
past Director
of the Foundation for Chiropractic Education
and Research, (FCER) since 1992-2006. He has directed,
reviewed and
troubleshot over 60 research programs (basic and clinical trials)
pertaining
to chiropractic care, primarily headed by principal investigators at
colleges
and universities. RAND Corporation, think tanks and clinical
centers
worldwide. He currently is associated with the Parker College of
Chiropractic and assesses and defines priorities of chiropractic
research and communicates
to both applicants and prospective sources of funding. Serves on
editorial
boards of three peer-reviewed journals, and reviews for one
other. Presents seminars/workshops on research worldwide. He has also
chaired one
of six founding committees of the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine.
Presented
full-annotated testimony before governmental agencies [Department of
Defense,
Veterans‘ Administration, White House Commission on Complementary and
Alternative
Medicine. Author of a multitude of published articles and
monographs
providing a critical reviewof the strengths and weaknesses of
previously
published clinical research. |
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Tony Simeone, DDS |
Dr. Simeone is a dentist practicing in a multi-discipline approach with SOT chiropractors for more than 10 years and also teaching and presenting for the last 5 years. His practice is based around TMD treatment and Functional Orthopaedics centered on neurological health and function with a non-surgical, non-drug philosophy. He has accumulated clinical data of SOT and dental co-treatment. Recently he spoke at an annual meeting of Australian podiatrists regarding assending occlusal patterns relating to the feet. | ||||||||||
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David Simmons, DC |
David
Simmons, DC is a 1979 graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College - Los
Angeles and has been a certified SOT instructor since 1984. He
has a full time practice inTemple City, California specializing in SOT
methods of care. Dr.Simmons has taught at both the Cleveland
Chiropractic College - LosAngeles and currently at Southern California
University of Health Science'sSOT Clubs. He has taught
SOT seminars with SOTO-USA since 2000and is a Certified SOT
Practitioner. |
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Steve Tatevossian, DDS |
Dr. Steve Tatevossian graduated in 1996 from Loma Linda Dental School. His post graduate education has included a clinical residency with the Institute of Advanced TMJ Studies and hundreds of hours studying the latest diagnosis and treatment methods for head, neck, facial pain and TMJ disorders as well as its relationship to snoring and sleep apnea. He is a lecturer at the Dental-Cranial Study Club on TMJ disorders and Long Beach Community Hospital on sleep apnea. Dr. Tatevossian focuses on multidisciplinary care, which is generally conservative and non-surgical. He is a member of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, and International Association for Orthodontists. | ||||||||||
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