Dr Glassman teaches at numerous events across America and the world.
While Dr. Glassman’s commitment to his yearlong pain and sleep programs and specialized two-day courses limits his ability to accept conference invitations, his current schedule is listed below.
DR. GLASSMAN RETURNS TO THE UK FOR TWO COURSES IN 2025
THE LAST OCCLUSION COURSE YOU WILL EVER NEED — IN SHEFFIELD AND LONDON!
This year’s version of our occlusion, TMD, and parafunctional control course will be a one day version in Sheffield at S4S Dental Lab on Friday September 26th and the two day version in London at the beautiful St. Pancras Hotel (King’s Cross Station) on 24th and 25th of October 2nd and 3rd.
These are potentially life changing courses ideal for the general dentist or specialist. You do not leave with pearls, but with concepts that literally make positive changes in the way you deal with occlusion and your patients each and everyday.
Dentists often tell me “I have no desire to treat TMD.” But the truth is, we deal with joint function and the possibility of orofacial pain every day. The teeth we treat are innervated by the trigeminal nerve which is directly involved in orofacial pain and joint dysfunction. In dental school we are taught how the teeth “should” meet — but what how and when they meet will be eye opening. Dr. Glassman often refers to the long treacherous path he took only to learn that general dentists can readily help many of their patients and at the same time prevent them from some of the pain and joint conditions he treated every day in his practice limited to joint dysfunction, pain and sleep.
Finally, the TRUTH that will remove the confusion and allow you to comfortably and confidently help so many of your patients. This course will simplify occlusion simply by exposing the myths land allow you to simplify even complex restorative cases.
Take the confusion out of TMD
Take the confusion out of OCCLUSION
End the Logic in the Absence of Science that Dominates the Occlusal Camps
For many years dentistry has been dominated by prevailing occlusal concepts that were initially presented in the 60’s by Ramjford and Ash. Despite the lack of evidence of the role of “interferences to centric” and “pterygoid spasms,” these concepts remain at the heart of the dental model and restorative teachings. The inevitable confusion has led to the development of occlusal “camps” dominated by belief system rather than principles of science.
The resulting controversy has prevented the integration of critical muscle and joint concepts into general dentistry. This program removes the controversy and exposes the myths. You and your patients will benefit immediately as the role of function and parafunction and the methods of parafunctional control are thoroughly explored. YOUR EVERY DAY DENTISTRY WILL BE IMPROVED; YOUR CONFIDENCE LEVELS WITH DEALING WITH PATIENTS WITH DENTAL AND FACIAL PAIN AS WELL AS “CLICKING” AND JOINT DYSFUNCTION WILL SOAR, AND THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS YOU CAN HELP WITH PAIN PATTERNS THAT YOU WILL NOW RECOGNIZE WILL MULTIPLY. YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF OCCLUSION IN EVERYDAY DENTISTRY WILL MAKE DAILY DENTISTRY EASIER AND TRULY MORE ENJOYABLE.
FULL DAY PROGRAM AT THE VIRGINIA ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY
THE LAST OCCLUSION COURSE YOU WILL EVER NEED
Dates: December 6th, 2024
Location: Virginia Academy of General Dentistry
What a fabulous experience! The VA AGD is a really special group. We had over 100 registrants for this full day program. I want to congratulate them for their high level of academic interest and for being such a great host. We will be following up a post course zoom meeting in early January.
The Westin Hotel, Richmond, VA
December 6th, 2024
Course- 8:30am-5:00pm
Course Description and Objectives:
This is the ONLY occlusion course you will EVER need to take! MANY OF THOSE TEACHING OCCLUSION ARE LEARY OF THAT STATEMENT.
WHY? Because throughout the years the concept of occlusion — using empirically derived anecdotal evidence — has been made complicated. Rules that are indeed “hoops” through which we must jump to create “ideal occlusions” have been established. Time is spent on adjustable articulators equilibrating and tripping occlusions. And yet there are those with abominable occlusions that feel and function well; and others with more ideal occlusions in pain and with dysfunction. OCCLUSION MATTERS — but WHY and WHEN is important.
The course will provide the basic information to diagnose and effectively treat joint dysfunction and many orofacial pain conditions. Although basic commonly used agents will be reviewed, this is NOT a course in pharmacology. Our goal is to learn to determine how disorders occur and why they remain persistent, thereby allowing us to treat more efficiently and readily within the scope of our general dental practices. This is a basic course in practical TMJ anatomy and physiology and TMJ dysfunction and chronic pain issues. Diagnosis and treatment of these disorders emphasizing proper control of parafunction will be reviewed. Learning the myths of occlusion can be both enlightening and exciting. No longer will you be burdened by the myths. Imagine the sense of freedom associated with improved care with red recognition of the truth.This information is essential to all practicing dentists and will be immediately helpful in your daily practice. Learn an exciting new protocol using parafunctional control. Explore the various potentially confusing occlusal therapeutic concepts. Review diagnostically driven therapy utilizing splint therapy and supportive therapy. Explore the dentist’s role in headache therapy.
We all have had patients complain about a tooth which is painful, but for which there is no evident dental or periodontal cause. We all have had patients who experience muscle pain after a procedure, or question why their joint clicks and ask what can be done about it. And we all have been taught concepts about occlusion and dental “interferences” that sometimes seem logical – and sometimes do not. Often these concepts cause us to treat patients in ways that make “sense” to us – in the face of evidence that does not provide the clarity that we have been taught to believe it would provide. This course will look closely at that evidence – and the truth about the key role of occlusion will be revealed. This revelation is not only exciting, but also eye-opening, and, most importantly, potentially helpful with EVERY patient we treat.
This course will review orofacial pain and neuropathic pain concepts, including the role of the well-advised dentist in the treatment of headache and neck pain. Understanding that it is nonsensical to call “migraine” a symptom of “TMD,” we will explore the incredible way a dentist can play a major role not only in migraine pain, but also all orofacial pain patterns in a real and practical way. To help attendees diagnose and treat pain patterns that don’t seem to have obvious peripheral causes, the course will focus on the important distinction between site specific acute pain patterns and chronic pain patterns. We will look at anatomy and physiology and then joint dysfunction — learn how things “get that way” and “why they stay that way,” and then proceed to understand realistic approaches to help patient with joint pain and joint dysfunction!
APPLIANCE DESIGN:
WHEN TO USE AN APPLIANCE?
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE APPLIANCE (AND NO — IT IS NOT TO
POSITION THE CONDYLE TO RECAPTURE THE DISK!!)
HOW TO EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THE APPLIANCE
WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF APPLIANCE USE?
WHY ARE NIGHT GUARDS OFTEN NOT WORN — AND WHAT IS THE
MECHANISM OF THE APPLIANCE OF CHOICE?
THIS IS A COURSE IN REALITY—PRACTICAL AND
EVIDENCE BASED
Designed to take the Confusion out of this
Critical Subject Matter for the General Dentist!
LEARN
When occlusion matters – and more importantly, when it doesn’t!
Why we NEVER diagnose “TMD” and how to use more specific diagnostically
driven therapy.
Design of occlusal night guards – when to make them – and more importantly,
when not to!
What is the most common cause of non-compliance of night guards and how to
avoid that problem.
Why occlusal night guards can cause headaches and joint pain!
Practical anatomy and physiology of the joints and muscles – and why they
matter!
Headache and migraine pathophysiology and treatment that can truly change
your patient’s lives!
The myths of dentistry that never really made any sense anyway!
Why do some patients with cross bites and other malocclusions present with pain
and others don’t.
That Travel’s concepts of interferences causing lateral pterygoid spasms have
been debunked and replaced with a more reliable model. Learn the “Adaptive
Theory Model” and begin to apply the concepts immediately.
What causes those nasty clicks; and what to do and when we need to do it!
What joint position should be considered when contemplating major dentistry –
you’ll be surprised!
Practice management concepts that could change your life and help you enjoy
dentistry even more!
To diagnose and understand chronic pain patterns – so that dental pain without a
clear cause is more readily understood and treated and not blamed on the
“pathologic articulating paper dot”!.