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Continuum 3: Live Patient – Surgical Extractions Course (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – In Partnership with Roseman University)
July 6 - July 8
$5,995.00
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Description
KCSI has partnered with Roseman University in organizing Continuum 3, a live patient treatment course and a humanitarian service mission in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
KCSI Continuum 3: Live Patient Treatment Course
- Dental Clinic: Thurs-Sat, July 6-8 2023; 9 AM-5 PM
- Itinerary including suggested travel days: Tue-Sun, July 4-9, 2023
- Note: Please check flight schedules and plan for plenty of time for traveling to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Airport: Las Américas International Airport – SDQ).
Participate in Continuum 3, a 3-Day live patient treatment course, hands-on experience with “surgical extractions” and other related dentoalveolar procedures. Cases treated will be according to the needs of local patients. This live patient treatment course allows doctors to do many difficult, “surgical” extractions. All surgeries are done with personal instruction from experienced clinicians who enjoy teaching and sharing ideas and techniques gained from years of doing hard extractions themselves.
Course Instructors: Dr. Karl Koerner and Dr. Charles Miller
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of:
- Continuum 1 or
- Experience in extractions (minimum of 25 surgical extractions). For further review of qualifications please contact us and speak with a KCSI Representative.
Subject Code: 310 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
CE Credit: 32 Hours
Tuition:
- The tuition for this course is $5,995.
- If you would like to bring a companion (spouse, child, friend, etc), there is an additional $1,000 fee.
Note: This course is nonrefundable if cancelled three weeks prior to the course date. Exceptions to receiving a full refund is done on a case-by-case basis and whether the attendee can find another qualified doctor to take their place for the same course and course date. Please read and review KCSI FAQ and Policies here.
Included:
- Ground transportation – Las Américas International Airport – SDQ and clinic
- Roundtrip from Las Américas International Airport – SDQ to Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo
- Roundtrip from the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo to the clinic.
- Meals
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Lunch at the clinic
Not included:
- Airfare
- Accommodations
- Roseman University have reserved a block of rooms at Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo.
- You can book your accommodations through Chris Bernard with Roseman University or book your own accommodations by contacting Marriott and mentioning the reserved block of rooms. The room rate is the same, whether you choose accommodations assistance through Chris or book your own accommodations.
- Contact Chris Bernard
Phone (Office): (801) 878-1485
Email: cbernard@roseman.edu
- Dinner
- Excursions
- Travel Insurance
You will need to bring the following items:
- Loupes
- Lights
- Scrubs
- Note: All participants are responsible for their own belongings. KCSI will not be held responsible for any lost or stolen items.
Upon Completion of Registration: You must send the following documents to the course manager who will reach out to you.
- Please be prepared to provide your flight confirmation and itinerary so we can book your accommodations and transportation.
- A copy of your passport
- Strongly recommended: travel insurance through https://www.travelinsurance.com/
- For doctors:
- A copy of your current and valid practicing license (US and Canada dentists only)
- A copy of your malpractice insurance
- You will need to confirm with your insurance company that you are covered outside your practice.
- For Testimonials of previous courses visit our youtube: https://youtu.be/TaW4rfDS0b4
Course Details - Continuum 3: Live Patient Treatment
- Personal supervision and instruction from Dr. Karl Koerner and Dr. Charles Miller
- 6 participants
- 2 participants work together, alternating as operator or assistant
- Learn new techniques and problem management.
- Incisions, flaps, sectioning, excising roots, erupted thirds, some impacted thirds, steroid administration as needed, buffering local anesthetic, intraosseous injections and bleeding management.
- Learn how to use the most effective instruments for extractions.
- Become more confident, efficient, faster and predictable in performing extractions.
Itinerary
Day 1 – Tuesday, July 4, 2023
- Suggested travel day – Depart for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Airport: Las Américas International Airport – SDQ)
Day 2 – Wednesday, July 5, 2023
- Travel day – Arrive in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Airport: Las Américas International Airport – SDQ)
- Group transportation will bring you to the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo
Day 3 – Thursday, July 6, 2023
- Meeting at the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo: 7:30 AM
- Dental Clinic: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Leave early for the dental clinic and arrive by 9:00 AM to start set up.
- Patient treatment starts at 9:30 AM and ends at approximately 5:00 PM.
- Optional for companion: Dominica School and Orphanage: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Leave early and arrive by 9:00 AM, ends at approximately 5:00 PM.
Day 4 – Friday, July 7, 2023
- Meeting at the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo: 7:30 AM
- Dental Clinic: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Leave early for the dental clinic and arrive by 9:00 AM to start set up.
- Patient treatment starts at 9:30 AM and ends at approximately 5:00 PM.
Day 5 – Saturday, July 8, 2023
- Meeting at the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo: 7:30 AM
- Dental Clinic: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Leave early for the dental clinic and arrive by 9:00 AM to start set up.
- Patient treatment starts at 9:30 AM and ends at approximately 5:00 PM
Day 6 – Sunday, July 9, 2023
- Travel day – Return home and depart from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Airport: Las Américas International Airport – SDQ)
Venues
Accommodations are at Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo.
Clinic Location: TBA in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Please contact Roseman University for more info.

Instructors

Karl Koerner, DDS, MS
Until recently, Dr. Koerner was an Associate Professor in Oral Surgery at Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine in Utah. Currently, he is an adjunct professor there. He has presented hundreds of didactic and participation oral surgery courses in the U.S. and around the world — speaking about twice a month at dental meetings both large and small.
Dr. Koerner is the author of many articles on various aspects of oral surgery for the general dentist and has authored or co-authored four books on oral surgery. He has a Masters Degree in education.
In addition, Dr. Koerner has made several surgery DVDs with Dr. Gordon Christensen on various surgery topics. He is past president of the Utah Dental Association and Utah Academy of General Dentistry. Though not an oral surgeon, Dr. Koerner received surgery training in the U.S. Army where he completed a General Practice Residency. He was given the National AGD’s Weclew award for his contributions to dentistry and dental education and the Utah Dental Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

Charles Miller, DMD, MD
Dr. Miller is a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon. As an undergraduate, he went to Brigham Young University followed by dental school at the University of Pittsburgh. He completed a six-year oral surgery residency, including medical school at the University of Texas in Houston in 2015. He is the director of oral surgery at Roseman University College of Dental Medicine; gives lectures on oral surgery and trains dental students. He is passionate about oral surgery and teaches third molar extractions, implants, bone grafting, pathology, infection control and sedation.

Andrew Drollinger, DDS
Dr. Drollinger has a practice limited to oral surgery in Houston, TX. He recently relocated there after having been an Assistant Professor in Oral Surgery at Roseman College of Dental Medicine in Utah and former Head of their AEGD Program. He has also been a past director of Roseman’s Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction. As full-time faculty, he maintained a private practice doing primarily oral surgery.
Dr. Drollinger received his dental degree at the University of Maryland prior to completing a one-year oral surgery internship, a two-year AEGD Residency, and a two-year Oro-facial Pain and Dysfunction Residency – all three at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. Drollinger teaches oral surgery courses to general dentists throughout the U.S. with an emphasis on surgical extractions and related topics. For KCSI, he routinely teaches one-day lecture courses, two-day hands-on courses, and three-day patient-treatment courses. In addition, he presents to dental school CE departments, DSOs, and state dental association and AGD groups.
He and his family live in a suburb of Houston. He does dental humanitarian work in the Dominican Republic and Mexico.
This course is presented in partnership with Roseman University.

Details
- Start:
- July 6
- End:
- July 8
- Cost:
- $5,995.00
Organizers
- Koerner Center for Surgical Instruction
- Roseman College of Dental Medicine
Venue
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic + Google Map
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