My Services I bring advanced restorative art and embalming education to you. After listening to the needs of your group, I will tailor make individual presentations, multi-hour seminars or all day workshops; all presentations are university level, offer step-by-step instruction and are filled with photographs and media that document each case.
I do not sell or promote any products at any time, and make my sole focus on sharing information openly with all in attendance. My goal is to provide your group the confidence that only education can bring; the confidence to attempt that which others say is impossible; the confidence to succeed. |
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A Little About Myself
Dominick J. Astorino is on faculty at the Wayne State University School of Mortuary Science in Detroit, MI where he oversees the lecture and laboratory of all the restorative art courses. He played an active role in making Wayne State University the only mortuary school in the country to currently offer a fully hands-on cranial reconstruction lab, which he teaches, and is a recipient of the University's "Excellence in Teaching Award". Dominick also serves as an adjunct instructor in the funeral service program at Fayetteville Tech in North Carolina where he teaches courses in embalming theory and pathology and sits on the restorative art curriculum review committee for the American Board of Funeral Service Education.
His work in the field of restorative art and reconstructive embalming has been highlighted by numerous publications as well as invitations to speak across the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, including serving as a keynote presenter for the first ever National Funeral Directors Association Embalming and Restorative Art Symposium. In 2019, Dominick started the Kenyan Embalming Education Initiative, which works to bring a standard of care, education and supplies to the underprivileged mortuary workers in Kenya. A proponent of education, Dominick holds degrees in cellular biology and mortuary science and is a member of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association, the National Funeral Directors Association, the British Institute of Embalmers and the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.
Mr. Astorino has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 2003 and is the managing director at Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons, Inc., a 4th generation family owned firm handling 1500 funerals a year in the suburbs of Detroit.
His work in the field of restorative art and reconstructive embalming has been highlighted by numerous publications as well as invitations to speak across the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, including serving as a keynote presenter for the first ever National Funeral Directors Association Embalming and Restorative Art Symposium. In 2019, Dominick started the Kenyan Embalming Education Initiative, which works to bring a standard of care, education and supplies to the underprivileged mortuary workers in Kenya. A proponent of education, Dominick holds degrees in cellular biology and mortuary science and is a member of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association, the National Funeral Directors Association, the British Institute of Embalmers and the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.
Mr. Astorino has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 2003 and is the managing director at Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons, Inc., a 4th generation family owned firm handling 1500 funerals a year in the suburbs of Detroit.
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Or, if you'd like to get in touch directly, my phone: 586-648-0910