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2024

Diagnosis & Management of Orofacial Pain, Headache, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Dental Sleep Medicine

 

A Year-long Evidence-Based Advanced Study Comprehensive Program 

This year’s program is underway and not open for additional registrations.

Watch fo announcement of the 2025 program.

Feel free to contact Del Glassman with ANY questions.

After having attended numerous courses on head/neck and facial pain as well as dental sleep medicine, I was fortunate enough to have found Glassman Seminars.

What I have found surpasses anything else. The curriculum and presenters are literally world class. I’ve not seen a brighter more talented grouping of instructors.Be prepared to be challenged, to put in hard work and in the end to have a better understanding of the material and ability to think critically than ever before. This will put you head and shoulders above any other course.”

Dr. Amy Wilson Trinidad, Colorado

 
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We are proud to announce that registration for the edition of our unique full-year evidence based advanced study program in the diagnosis and management of orofacial pain, headache, and joint dysfunction is now available. This year we have added more comprehensive dental sleep medicine modules.   We have assembled a knowledgeable and dedicated faculty whose goal is unbiased teaching in a safe learning environment that assures you the opportunity to learn practical evidence-based concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of the wide range of pain disorders in the craniofacial complex.

The American Dental Association has recently pronounced Orofacial Pain as a new specialty. We have recognized the need for improved access to quality care. Our goal is to create a program that will be tailored for the general dentist with a sincere interest in orofacial pain, as well as for the graduate of orofacial pain programs who feel that can benefit from either a comprehensive review or advanced continuing education training.   

 

A Welcome to Our Unique Yearlong Advanced Study Program in Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine

 

Welcome! I want to introduce you to a unique, yearlong program our talented faculty is thrilled to offer again. We are striving to discover the ten to fifteen “students” who can benefit from this year’s full year advanced study session that has the rare combination of being academic, evidence based, and at the same time extremely practical. The small group learning environment has truly proven to be effective and enjoyable during our first year in 2023.

I urge you to acquaint yourself with the faculty!  I am ecstatic to introduce you to them.  They have all had a significant influence on my education in orofacial pain throughout the years, and to put them together on one faculty and have them so dedicated to this program is overwhelmingly exciting.  Three of our faculty members have served as directors of orofacial pain residencies at excellent academic institutions. One is a full-time professor at a university as well as a distinguished author; one is the most well-read dentist I have ever met, and finally another, a longtime friend and colleague, and is President-Elect of the AACP.  We have all made a commitment to a comprehensive program to be taught in an ideal learning environment.  Our faculty members are not only knowledgeable, but they are also all excellent, experienced and dedicated TEACHERS.

A careful look at the program will reveal that there are FOUR two-day in person courses, eight full day virtual courses with review sessions following ALL of these courses.  In addition, there are clinical support sessions, literature presentations, and case study reviews.  Relevant literature will be provided for each course.  All our communications,as well as literature and documents, will be available to you through our private social media network.  As a graduate of our course, you will have continued access to this network for ongoing education and discussion of questions that you may have in the future. In fact, our past members will have full access to our virtual and live courses in future years at no fee — as long as the program continues

 As you probably know, orofacial pain is the newest specialty of dentistry.  There is no question that our population has been underserved when it comes to quality care in the field of orofacial pain and temporomandibular joints disorders.  Both specialists and non-specialists can help substantial numbers of patients by providing quality care.  Quality, ethical care demands a comprehensive history, relevant clinical examination, and appropriate diagnosis followed by conservative, reversible therapy when possible. 

 We have designed a program that is appropriate for the specialist and the non-specialist interested in providing quality care to their patients. We believe we have an ideal program for those who see the value in a practical yet evidenced based approach to the diagnosis and management of orofacial pain, headaches, and temporomandibular joint disorders.

I invite you to read the information provided on this site carefully.  We hope you consider registering, and ask that if you have any questions, you do not hesitate to contact me directly.  We are seeking to find those who can truly benefit from this program – and we hope you are one of them!

I am very proud to have Dr. Micah Sadigh on our faculty. Micah and I met years ago working at a hospital rehabillition program, and eventually Micah practiced in my office seeing many of my patients. Micah is loved by all of those who take our courses, as well as his undergratude students where he teaches psychology full time. Micah offered this evaluation of our course:

“When you study with Barry and his carefully chosen faculty, you join more than a study group; you become part of a family that cherishes education and the opportunity to offer quality care.”

All good; always is! Dr. Barry Glassman

 

Kevin and Barbara sharing their experience with the Yearlong Program

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This year-long course offers a comprehensive program in the diagnosis and treatment of orofacial pain, headaches, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction. The advanced study will begin with a virtual in-depth evaluation of “How to Read a Paper” and an in depth look at the reality of evidence based medicine and dentistry. The program has twelve teaching modules, each one presented monthly beginning in February of 2024. .  There will be four, two-day long (Friday and Saturday), in-person modules that will be held at the beachside DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Melbourne, Florida.  There will be eight, one-day (Friday), online modules.  The virtual and live courses will have a scheduled review session. There will be two additional one-day virtual sessions for attendee literature presentations, full day case presentation dates, review sessions each Wednesday evening following a virtual or live session. Each module will include a pretest and a post-test designed to allow the participant to evaluate personal progress.  In advance of each module presentation date, participants will receive relevant articles to be reviewed.  Additional literature reviews will be conducted with each participant leading the discussion.   The last live session will be an educational exercise (in the form of an examination) and a full-day review of the course content.    Those interested in being awarded a certificate of successful completion of the program will be required to pass the examination and present two cases with an established format as well as attend the courses and submit literature reviews. The final step in the process will be an optional oral review that will be based on the written exam and the cases presented.  

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Program Structure

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Upon enrollment in the program, you will be sent a link with the following information:  

  1. Introductory Basic Literature.

  2. Pretests and pretest answers.

  3. PowerPoint presentations from the lecture series.

  4. Literature for all the case presentations.

  5. A special “Introduction to Literature – How to Read a Paper” session before the first live session.

Format

  1. There will be FOUR live two-day sessions in the year period. The courses will be at an oceanfront hotel in Melbourne, Florida.

  2. There will be eight FULL DAY virtual sessions (on Fridays.)

  3. Each Virtual Session will have a review evening the following week for 60-90 minutes. This will serve to review the material taught at the course. Each Live Session will have a two and a half hour follow-up review followed by a Clinical Support Session.

  4. There will be literature provided and assigned for each session; There is a format to follow to submit literature reviews.

  5. There will be a Pretest (learning purposes only) provided before each session.

  6. Each attendee will have access to significant relevant literature

  7. Each attendee can choose their subject for a 20–30-minute presentation. Literature will be provided, but further research is mandatory.

  8. Each student will present two cases approved by the faculty.

  9. Each student will be given a link to our hosted website. The literature and relevant documents can all be retrieved from this network.

  10. The final review, examination as well as the oral review will provide excellent learning experiences.

Program Flexibility

 
 

CE Credit and Certificate of Successful Completion

The program is designed to allow the attendee to study at their own pace AND to achieve individually determined goals.   Those goals can vary from learning more for one’s own knowledge base and effectiveness, to completing the program and receiving a certificate of completion.   While of course there is a set schedule for the literature submission, they can be read and submitted at your own pace. 

 

CE certificates will be distributed following each LIVE and VIRTUAL session. There are 132 credit hours available.

The following is required in order to receive recognition for successful completion of the program:

  1. Attendance of all live programs (4) (Emergencies excluded)

  2. Attendance of all virtual programs (8) (Make up by attending reviews)

  3. Present ONE Literature Review

  4. Present TWO clinical cases

  5. Participate in the Topic Presentations at L4

  6. Note: Review sessions and clinical support sessions are therefore “optional”

The program is designed for optimal learning and full attendance is encouraged. The review sessions are summaries of the key sections from those who taught either the live or virtual sessions. They are not meant to substitute for live and virtual attendance. For those interested in the certificate of completion, full attendance of the virtual and live sessions is required. In the case of an emergency or illness, attendance of the review session may be considered.

Program Schedule

All Times: Eastern

Links for All Virtual Sessions can be found on our Private Social Media Network

L = Live two-day session in Melbourne, FL, at the Beach Front DoubleTree Hilton. 7 AM Breakfast. Course is from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. Lunch is provided.

V = Full day virtual session via ZOOM.  10:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Hour lunch break)

LR = Live Session Review Session (ZOOM), on Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 11 AM. These are followed by approximately one hour Clinical Support Sessions.

VR = Virtual Session Review Session (ZOOM) Wednesday evening 8 PM to 9:30 PM following the Friday Virtual Course


January 3, 2024 Introduction Zoom Meeting: Meet the Faculty

Welcome & introduction to literature - January 17, 2024, 8:30 Eastern

L1 - January 12-13

V1 - Special Two Day Session: February 16-17

LR1 - February 21

V2 - March 8

VR2 - March 13

L2 - April 12 - 13

LR2 - April 17

V3 - May 10

V3R - May 15

V4 - June 14

VR4 - June 19

V5 - July 12

VR5 - July 17

L3 - August 16-17

LR3 - August 21

V6 - September 13

V6R- September 18

V7 - October 11

V7R - October 16

V8 - November 8

V8R - November 13

V9 - November 22: Case Presentations

L4 - December 13-14
 

Meet your instructors

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Dr Barry Glassman

  • Barry Glassman DMD maintained a private practice in Allentown, PA, which was limited to chronic pain management, head and facial pain, temporomandibular joint dysfunction and dental sleep medicine.

    He is a Diplomate of the Board of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, a Fellow of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management.

    He is a member of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain and the American Headache Society.

    He continues to teach and lecture and is actively involved improving the patterns of practice in chronic pain and sleep disorders, working diligently to improve coordinated multidiscipline efforts in both these arenas.

    He currently serves at the Director of Education for the International Academy of Sleep and is an invited lecturer for the Tufts University Dental School Craniofacial Pain Program. He has authored over twenty papers. His most recent papers include his work on the sphenopalatine injection for migraine that was published in HEADACHE, and a review of the association of TMD and Occlusion that was co-authored with Dr. Don Malizia and Dr. Daniele Manfredini.

Dr Don Malizia

  • Don Malizia, DDS, limits his practice to orofacial pain and sleep-disturbed breathing at the Allentown Pain and Sleep Center inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Among his recent publications, coauthored with Dr. Glassman, are “The Effect of Regional Anesthetic Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block on Self-Reported Pain in Patients With Status Migrainosus” in Headache and “The Curious History of Occlusion in Dentistry” in Dentaltown.

 

Dr Robert W. Mier

GUEST LECTURER

  • Dr. Mier graduated from the University of Detroit School of Dentistry in 1984. He then completed a one-year General Practice Residency at Rhode Island Hospital and then entered private practice.

    He was in solo practice focusing on comprehensive general and reconstructive dentistry until 2011. Beginning in 2006 he began to focus on orofacial pain and dental sleep medicine by completing a mini-residency at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, followed by completing a Masters degree at Tufts.

    He began on the faculty of the Craniofacial Pain Department in 2011 and was appointed Director of Advanced Education in Orofacial Pain in 2013 until January 2015. This involved full-time direct patient care while instructing postgraduate residents. He then migrated to private practice in Milwaukee, WI in a large group practice limited to orofacial pain/TMD/dental sleep medicine.

    His final years of clinical practice were completed in Scottsdale, AZ at the Head Pain Institute until 2021 focusing again on strictly orofacial pain and dental sleep medicine. His interests are in teaching neuropathic pain, pharmacotherapeutics, TMD, and dental sleep medicine.

Dr Daniele Manfredini

GUEST LECTURER

  • Daniele Manfredini received his DDS from the University of Pisa, Italy in 1999, a MSc in Occlusion and Craniomandibular Disorders in 2001 from the same University, a PhD in Dentistry from the ACTA Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 2011, and a Post-Graduation Specialty in Orthodontics from the University of Ferrara, Italy, in 2017. He achieved the Diplomate Status from the American Academy of Orofacial Pain in 2021.

    He was a clinical fellow at the Section of Prosthetic Dentistry, Department of Neuroscience, University of Pisa, Italy until 2005. From 2006 to 2016, Daniele Manfredini has been Assistant Professor at the School of Dentistry and coordinator of the research projects at the TMD Clinic, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Padova, Italy.

    Since 2017, Daniele Manfredini has held teachings in Oral Physiology and in Clinical Gnathology at the School of Dentistry, University of Siena, Italy.

    On January 2017, the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR) appointed him as a Full Professor at the age of 41.

    Daniele Manfredini authored more than 220 papers in the field of bruxism and temporomandibular disorders in journals indexed in the Medline database (Scopus H-index=46). He also edited, among the others, the book “Current concepts on temporomandibular disorders” (Quintessence Publishing, 2010), including contributions from 45 world-renowned experts, and co-authored several textbooks on the same topics.

    Based on publication ratings, in November 2013, the US agency Expertscape has been ranking Daniele Manfredini as world #1 expert in the field of temporomandibular joint disorders, and, in November 2018, also as #1 in the field of bruxism. From then on, Daniele Manfredini has always been classified within the top three experts in both conditions. Since 2018, Daniele Manfredini is Member and Coordinator of the Bruxism Consensus Panel within the International Association for Dental Research, which works on the updated definition and classification strategies for bruxism.

Dr Micah Sadigh

  • Dr. Sadigh holds a Diplomate status in Franklian Psychology, which was awarded to him by the International Viktor Frankl Institute. He is a Fellow of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine and is a member of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, the Society for Existential Analysis, and the American Psychosomatic Society.

    Currently, Dr. Sadigh is teaching courses in Theories of Personality, Systems of Psychotherapy, Health Psychology, Mind-Body Medicine, Stress & Disease, The Psychology of Anxiety, Existential Psychology, and History and Systems of Psychology.

    Dr. Sadigh's interests lie in clinical, biological, health, and existential psychology. His publications include work on sleep disorders, personality disorders, applied psychophysiology, stress and disease, the psychological treatment of pain, post traumatic stress disorder, and an existential approach to the treatment of psychosomatic disorders.

    He is the author of three books, which includes Autogenic Training: A Mind-Body Approach to the Treatment of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain published by Haworth Medical Press. He is also a published poet and an accomplished composer. In addition to his publications, he frequently lectures at state and national conferences.

 

Dr Kevin Mueller

GUEST LECTURER

  • Dr. Kevin Mueller currently practices full time in Arizona. He is the Director the the TMJ and Sleep Therapy Centre of Phoenix West and of Arizona Smile Designers. He is a graduate of Trinity Univeristy and of the Southern Illinois Univeristy School of Dental Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, the American Board of Cranio-Dental Sleep Medicine, and a fellow of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. He is an active board member of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain and the current Program Chairman.

Dr John Viviano

  • Dr. Viviano obtained his credentials from the University of Toronto in 1983.

    His clinic is limited to managing sleep-disordered breathing and bruxism. He is a Credentialed Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and has lectured internationally, conducted original research, and authored original articles on the management of sleep-disordered breathing.

    His clinic was the first Canadian facility accredited by the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and he is Clinical Director of the Sleep Disorders Dentistry Research and Learning Centre. Dr. Viviano also hosts the SleepDisordersDentistry LinkedIn Discussion Group, conducts dental sleep medicine CE programs for various levels of experience, including a 4-day mini-residency & administers the SDDacademy.com online learning platform which includes the zSleepClub online mentorship.

    Contact

    (905) 212-7732,

    John@DrViviano.com or

    sleepdisordersdentistry.com.

 

AND… 

  • Mr. Andy Moriarty PT  

  • Dr. Ed Zibovitz - Oral Surgery

  • Dr. Paul Mathew - Neurology

There may be additional guest faculty throughout the course.

The full-year tuition of $16,000.00 can be paid with the following options:

  1. Credit Card Payment Plan

    1. Initial payment of $4,000.00 to guarantee your spot and put you on the payment plan. In order to complete our treatment planning, registration must be made by November 1, 2023. This can be extended by special arrangements with Dr. BARRY GLASSMAN directly. DrBGlass@gmail.com

    2. 12 $1,000.00 monthly automatically charged payments starting January 2024. Those who have chosen to pay the initial payment of $4000 will receive a link to register for monthly payments. This link will include a contract and provide authorization to have a credit card charged monthly. The first monthly payment is to be made prior to January 15, 2024.

  2. Credit Card Full Payment of $15,000.00 ($1,000.00 discounted) (LIVE NOW)

  3. A check received in advance of November 1, 2023, for $14,500.00

The check can be written to Dr. Barry Glassman Seminars and sent to:

Dr. Barry Glassman Seminars
2875 N. Highway A1A
Unit 504
Indialantic, FL  32903

The contract attached was designed to protect your investment and allow the payment plan to be offered and is required ONLY for the long term payment plan.  The contract can be downloaded by following the link under “Payment Structure” on the payment plan ticket below.

CANCELLATION POLICY: There are limited spots available, and no one can be accepted into the program after the start date of January 15 2024. Due to the small number of registrations accepted there are no cancellations accepted. Should there be an emergency that requires an altered plan, rest assured that every effort will be made to accommodate you.

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A unique full-year program in the comprehensive diagnosis and management of orofacial pain, headache, and joint dysfunction. We have assembled a knowledgeable and dedicated faculty whose goal is unbiased teaching in a safe learning environment that assures you the opportunity to learn practical evidence-based concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of the wide range of pain disorders in the craniofacial complex.

Payment Structure

  • This payment option is for a $4,000 deposit followed by X12 $1,000 payments that begin in 2023.

  • You will be contacted in January 2023 to begin the payment plan.

  • Please download and sign the contract agreement CLICK HERE to confirm this payment option. This contract needs signing and returning to drbglass@gmail.com

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Questions?

Please direct any questions to:

DrBGlass@gmail.com

610-360-5480

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FAQs

  • The 12 modules will be taught once a month.  It will take one year to complete the program.  

  • The program is designed for optimal learning and full attendance is encouraged. The review sessions are summaries of the key sections from those who taught either the live or virtual courses. They are not meant to substitute for live and virtual attendance. For those interested in the certificate of completion, full attendance of the virtual and live sessions is required. In the case of an emergency or illness, attendance of the review session may be considered.

  • While everyone learns at different rates with different processes, it is anticipated that the study time for each monthly module should be approximately ten hours per month.  

  • You will need the ability to attend a virtual session via Zoom., you will also need the ability to scan documents.    

  • There will be a private social media network that will be monitored regularly by the faculty.  Questions and comments can be posted here to be shared with the entire group or only with the faculty.  This will also serve to communicate on any potential scheduling issues.  All the links for the courses will be posted on the network. The literature for each course and the literature reviews will be posted here as well.

    Questions can also be raised and discussed at the clinical support meetings and of course at the beginning of each virtual session.

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  • The core faculty are:

    • Barry Glassman, DMD

    • Steven Scrivani, DDS, DMedSc

    • Robert Mier, DDS, MS 

    • Don Malizia, DDS 

    • Micah Sadigh, PhD 

    • Mr. Andy Moriarty PT  

    There will be additional guest faculty throughout the course, including Dr. Daniele Mandfredini and Dr. Ed Zibowitz

  • CE certificates will be distributed following each LIVE and VIRTUAL session..

    The following is required in order to receive recognition for successful completion of the program:

    1. Attendance of all live sessions (4)

    2. Attendance of all virtual sessions(8)

    3. Present ONE Literature Review

    4. Present TWO clinical cases

    5. Pass the written examination

    6. Successfully participate in the oral review.

      Note: Review sessions and clinical support sessions are therefore “optional”

  • Two cases will be presented.  There will be an established format and protocol distributed for the case presentations.    The types of cases to be submitted must be approved by the faculty.  Guidance will be given as to which cases to consider

  • The examination will have multiple-choice, short answer, and essay-style questions.  

  • Note: All times EASTERN

    The live, in-person modules are two full days (Friday and Saturday) from 8 AM to 5:30 PM.  A full breakfast (7 AM) and lunch will be included on both days of the live sessions.  

    The virtual courses on Fridays are from 10 AM to 4:30 PM with an hour break for lunch.

    The live course review sessions are on Saturday morning from 8:30 AM to 11 AM, followed by a clinical support session for approximately an hour.

    The virtual review sessions are on Wednesday evenings from 8 PM to 9:30 PM

    The 2 literature review and case presentations sessions are full day Saturdays starting a 9 AM and completed at 5 PM with an hour break for lunch.

  • The virtual modules are one full day (Friday) programs, starting at 10 AM Eastern time and ending completed by 4:30 PM, with an hour break for lunch.   

Course Goals & Objectives

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Overall Course Teaching Goals

Our goal is to create the most comprehensive program available in orofacial pain, headaches, and joint dysfunction and dental sleep medicine. 

The faculty believes there is a need for a complete educational program to improve the potential of the general dentist to diagnose and treat patients with orofacial pain problems.  In addition, this course will help you to recognize not only what may be treated conservatively and appropriately, but what should be referred to an orofacial pain specialist.  At the same time, this course will provide a comprehensive review for those who have limited their practice to orofacial pain and/or dental sleep medicine. The year long experience will serve those who have completed residency programs, with all evidence based concept in concert with their education, providing more lit based experience, and adding practical treatment modalities to one’s armamentarium.  

This continuing education program will provide up-to-date principles and guidelines to help to integrate the critical thinking skills into daily clinical practice.  The program will utilize the Sackett concepts of Evidence-Based Practice to guide the patient-doctor relationship to provide the best and most appropriate care based on current science.  

 

GOALS

  1. Provide the opportunity to participate in a comprehensive year-long, evidenced-based course in the diagnosis and management of orofacial pain, headaches, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction and sleep disordered breathing.

  2. To understand and integrate the course material into the everyday practice of treating patients with orofacial pain, headache, and temporomandibular joint disorders.

  3. To increase awareness of the role of peer-reviewed literature in learning and continuing education in the fields of orofacial pain management and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

  4. To encourage critical thinking while implementing the complex concepts taught in this course.

  5. To appreciate and understand the concepts of risk-benefit decision making while treating patients with orofacial pain, headache, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction

  6. To integrate the model of Interprofessional Care into clinical practice, to develop relationships more effectively with other health-care providers.

  7. To become leaders in the field of orofacial pain and help to educate patients and fellow dentists.

  8. To understand the complexity of patients suffering from orofacial pain, headache, and temporomandibular joint disorders

  9. Recognize the role of craniofacial structure and occlusion in terms of contributing factors in orofacial pain and temporomandibular joint dysfunction,

  10. Understand the evidenced-based factors involved in risk-benefit decision-making and apply those factors in an appropriate manner.

  11. Recognize specific “red flags” in the critical process of history taking and a clinical examination that leads to appropriate diagnostic procedures and referral.

  12. Analyze the multivariate factors involved in treatment decision-making and the determination of “successful” therapy.

  13. Understand how to critically read studies and other literature and determine the power of the paper as well as the weaknesses of the paper.

  14. Develop improved ability to develop positive, honest relationships with patients and physicians.

  15. Perform significantly improved clinical histories and examinations

  16. Learn to appreciate the importance of the diagnostic process to identify the correct classification of a disorder that leads to appropriate diagnostically driven, conservative therapy considerations.

  17. Discuss the role of bruxism, appliance therapy, and occlusion in treatment considerations

  18. To explore in depth Sleep Medicine and the role of dentistry in diagnosis and management of patients with sleep disordered breathing.

  19. To fully appreciate the close relationship between sleep disordered breathing and pain.

  20. To develop specific treatment modalities with oral appliance therapy and supportive therapy including pharmacotherapy in both pain management and sleep disordered breathing.

Preliminary Syllabus

*Subject to Change

Diagnosis and Management of  Orofacial Pain, Headache and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Sleep Disordered Breathing

NOTE: There will be review sessions on the WEDNESDAY NIGHT following the Live and Virtual sessions that start at 8 PM Eastern

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Introductory Meeting : Introduce Faculty:

  • Use of Hosted Website

  • Lit Review Forms

  • Lit Presentation Introduction

  • Mentorship Program

  • January meetings

  • Course information on both virtual and live sessions

January 3, 2024

 

L1. January 12-13 , 2024.

EVIDENCE-BASED INTRODUCTION — OCCLUSION AND CONTROL OF PARAFUNCTIONAL FORCES

  • The Model Change:

    • Evidence-Based Medicine and Dentistry

    • The Four Agreements

  • Overview and Nomenclature

  • Epidemiology

  • Classification

  • Temporomandibular joint disorders/dysfunction.

    • Classification

    • Evaluation

    • Joint pain

    • Disc complex disorders

    • Joint diseases (DJD)

    • Congenital and acquired disorders

  • Myofascial pain disorders (muscle disorders):

    • Classification

    • Evaluation

  • Differential diagnosisPractical Craniofacial Anatomy

  • Evaluation and Assessment:

    • History - The key role and specific “techniques”

      • Review of the critically important History Taking Process

      • Develop an appropriate treatment plan addressing each diagnostic component on the problem list with consideration of cost/risk benefits. 

      • Incorporate risk assessment of psychosocial and medical factors into the development of the individualized plan of care

      • Obtain informed consent

      • Establish a verbal or written agreement, as appropriate, with the patient emphasizing the patient’s treatment responsibilities

    • Diagnostic studies

    • Physical Examination

    • Diagnostic imaging

  • Differential diagnosis

  • Worrisome or dangerous conditions – Red flags

  • Role of Occlusion and Introduction to Appliance Therapy

    • Appliance therapy in trigeminally mediated pain conditions

    • Theories of appliance therapy with intracapsular disorders

  • Occlusal dysesthesia

  • Hands-on sessions – physical examination, diagnostic imaging

  • Case Studies

 

January 17, 2024

Virtual 7:30- 10:00 PM

Introduction to How to Read a Paper

 

V1. February 16-17, 2024

Two full day virtual session

Lit Review Continued and Critically Important Basic Physiology

 

V1. MARCH 8, 2024

  • Neuroanatomy – pain pathways and transmission

  • Pain physiology – peripheral sensitization, central sensitization, pain neuromatrix

  • ICOP classification and Red Flags

  • Diagnostic Studies

  • Intracapsular disorders

  • Clinical Evaluation

 

L2. April 12-13, 2024

In person

  • DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE AND INJECTION THERAPY

    • Comprehensive Review Dental Sleep Medicine

      • Dental Sleep Medicine Review:

        • Basic Concepts

        • Anatomy and pathophysiology of sleep disordered breathing

        • Appropriate screening and use of Home Studies and Questionaires

        • Comprehensive craniofacial exams

        • Classification of disorders and Diagnosis

          • Non obstructive

          • Obstructive

        • Risk Benefit decision in treatment decision making

        • Indepth evaluation and treatment options for Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

        • Review of all potential treatment modalities including in-depth evaluation of positive airway pressure options

        • Appliance Therapy/ Bite Registration/ Vertical Dimension

        • Combination Therapy

        • Supportive Therapy (Nasal – positional – other)

        • Sleep and Pain

        • Practice Management

        • Complications 

        • Case studies

      • Injection therapy:

        • Trigeminal nerve injections

        • Trigger point injections

        • Ganglion Injections (Sphenopalatine Ganglion)

        • Ligament insertion injections

 

V2 - May 10, 2024

DIAGNOSTIC PRINCIPLES OF IMAGING AND PHARMACOLOGY

  • Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

  • Imaging Basics

    • Appropriate use of the Panograph and Dental Radiographs

    • MRI Basics

    • CBCT Basics

 

V3. June 7, 2024

OROFACIAL PAIN, INTRACAPSULAR REVIEW, AND MIGRAINE

  • ICOP Review

  • Oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral medicine disorders and orofacial pain

  • Review of treatment of Internal Derangements

  • Review of treatment of Degenerative Joint Disease (Including RA and Psoriatic)

  • Idiopathic Condylar Resorption

  • Migraine and Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgia Continuum.

 

V4. July 12, 2024

CURRENT BRUXISM CONCEPTS AND A MIGRAINE TAC INTRO WITH DR. PAUL MATHEW

The contribution and interpretation of orofacial structural variation (occlusal and skeletal) to orofacial pain, headache, and dysfunction

  • History of Bruxism Concepts

  • Clinical Implications of the Concurrent Definitions of Bruxism

  • Malocclusion and Skeletal asymmetries and their role in diagnosis and pathology

  • Deep Dive into Migraine

  • Migraine and Autonomic Cephalgias

 
 

L3. August 15-17 2024

In person

PSYCHOLOGY AND PAIN — AUTOGENIC TRAINING - PAIN AND SLEEP - HISTORY TAKING LIVE and IMAGING ROLE IN DIAGNOSIS: DRS. MICAH SADIGH, PAUL MATHEW, AND STEVE SCRIVANI

THURSDAY AUG 15 1-6 PM.: INJECTION SERIES (SPG, LIGAMENT INSERTION, TP, AND BOTOX (DR. PAUL MATHEW)

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

The psychological mechanism of sleep and its impact on pain

  • Pain, Anxiety, and Depression: An exploration of their Synergistic Confluence

  • Thoughts, Emotion, Meaning: The Dynamics of Chronic Pain

  • Treating the Challenging Patient

  • Live Hands HISTORY TAKING

  • Autogenic Training Session — A review of idiopathic insomnia

  • Continued Neuroanatomy and physiology of pain

  • Differential Diagnosis combining history, diagnostic studies and physical exam

  • A new perspective of “TMD”

  • Comprehensive Introduction into Imaging

    • Review of options

      • Dental

      • Panograph

      • MRI

      • CBCT

      • Brain Scans

      • CT

    • Why and When?

    • Prescription Writing

    • Referral Patterns

 

V5. September 13, 2024

UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF EMBRYOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE AND TMJ - JOINT AND ORAL SURGERY REVIEW - AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

  • Embryological Development of the TMJ and the Trigeminal System

  • Trigemino-cervical Dive Reflex

  • Surgical Review

    • Joint surgery options

    • Orthognathic surgery

    • Imaging for evaluation

 

V6. October 11, 2024

ADVANCED SLEEP MEDICINE

  • Overview of sleep physiology and pathophysiology of obstructive sleep disorders

  • Sleep disorders and pain

  • Central Sleep Apnea

  • Non obstructive sleep disorders including UARS and insomnia

  • Oral appliance Therapy Review

  • The role of Sleep Hygiene in Sleep disorders

  • Critical Review of HST advantages and disadvantages — use in titration

  • In depth look at supportive therapy including nasal breathing support

  • Lit review including current respiratory effort, AHI, hypoxic burden and ventilatory burden

 

V7. November 8, 2024

SUPPORTIVE THERAPY FROM PATIENT MANAGEMENT TO COMPLIMENTARY MEDICINE

  • Physical medicine

  • Nutritional medicine

  • Review of systemic inflammatory state and management

  • Review of patient management and the pyshcolgical effect on patients

  • Placebo discussion

  • Acupuncture

  • Complementary medicine

    • Chiropractic Therapy

    • Myofunctional Therapy

  • Case Studies

 

Case Presentations

V8. November 22, 2024

 

L4.December 13-14, 2024

In person

  • Post-course educational exercise

  • Educational exercise review

  • Post-course review session

  • Topic/literature review presentations

  • Case Studies

  • COURSE COMPLETION DINNER

Hotel information

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The beachside Hilton DoubleTree in Melbourne, Fl.

The four live courses will be given at the beachside Hilton DoubleTree in Melbourne, Fl. Group rates will apply. Reservations can be made for extended nights at the group rate if desired. The hotel has a restaurant, and of course a pool and is directly on the beach.

Full Breakfast and Lunch are served Friday and Saturday of all live courses.

Melbourne has excellent restaurants — groups often go out together for dinner.

Links for group rates for these excellent ocean view rooms (King or Double Queen Suites) will be sent to you in advance of each two day in person course. They are not put on the website as they are only for those registered for the course.

The three airports for arrive are: 1. Melbourne, Fl. 2. Orlando 3. Sanford. Delta, Allegiant, Spirit, Frontier, Jet Blue, Sun Country and American fly directly into Melbourne. The airport is a short 15 minute Uber from the airport. We have made arrangements with private drivers for those who want to take advantage of that service and are flying into either Sanford or Orlando.

Hotel Reservations

Once the link has been sent the hotel reservations can be made by calling 321-723-4222 directly using the group name DR BARRY GLASSMAN SEMINARS if you have special requests.