dr. barry glassman seminars

NOW AVAILABLE: Dr. Glassman's course entitled "An Introduction to TMD for the General Dentist" is now available on DVD at MXThree.tv. The 3 disk DVD set (4 hours 14 minutes) covers anatomy, function and parafunction of the TM system; diagnosing the source of signs and symptoms, understanding the various occlusal philosophies, splint therapy (including the do's and dont's of NTI use); and EMG, JVA and TENS.

Our goal is to help you help your patients. Our mission is very clear: to provide a safe and effective learning environment which is practical and clinically relevant.

Allentown Pain Center offers courses in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction for the general dentist who has an interest in basic concepts, as well as the advanced practitioner, who wishes to enhance has skills. The general dentist can readily implement these basic concepts into a practice.

The Dental Sleep Medicine course is designed to be an all inclusive experience which prepares attendees, upon return to their respective offices, to immediately begin treatment of patients with sleep disorders.

Dr. Glassman's well known style makes the courses enjoyable; the staff members of the Pain Center will do all they can to coordinate your accommodations and make your stay pleasant and effective. Dr. Glassman provides course manuals which serve as excellent referral sources for years to come and include all the forms used to guide patient care at the Pain Center . The In-House Pain course includes several days of actual patient care. The Dental Sleep Medicine Course also provides an option to participate in patient care. The ABC's course taught with Dr. Jim Boyd is ideal for the general dentist. The Biometrics in Dentistry (TOTAL BioPAK) course, designed by Dr. Glassman specifically for BioRESEARCH,is a comprehensive hands-on learning experience that is essentially required to take full advantage of computerized diagnostics.

Every course includes a practice management session that reviews not only billing concepts but also offers techniques on how to develop a referral base and how to establish critically important patient relationships. The importance of the initial visit is emphasized and reviewed in detail.

about allentown pain center

The Allentown Pain Center treats patients with craniomandibular disorders, chronic pain, and obstructive sleep disorders. Patients are referred by all medical specialists, as well as by general dentists. Careful patient diagnosis occurs within a model that includes an initial phone contact, a comprehensive history, joint vibration analysis, indicated quality imaging, and a comprehensive examination. Non-surgical, diagnostically driven treatment is the key to the patient care employed at the Center.

Based on the patient's symptoms, the Center incorporates both permissive and demand appliance therapy. The key role of parafunction is emphasized. Supportive therapy, including physical therapy modalities, pulsed radiofrequency and injection therapy are prescribed as necessary. Dr. Glassman employs outcome measurement techniques and focuses on logical therapy and recall systems.

Conservative therapy with prudent use of Phase II therapy when required is emphasized.

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New Courses and the 2008 Schedule

The 2008 schedule is here, and the WEB SITE has been updated for your convenience.

You can to the seminars tab and learn the details about any course. Courses are listed in either the Pain and Dysfunction Tab or the Dental Sleep Medicine Courses Tab.
In addition, you can look up the Course Packages Tab. There are two choices here. One is the Pain/Dysfunction package; and the other involves taking a Sleep Medicine series in either Texas or the Northeast (Philadelphia and New York.)
You can then go the seminar schedule and arrange the list either by course name or date. Click on any of the courses for a more brief description and a link to registration for that course.
Payment can now be made through Pay Pal which accepts all major credit cards. Please note: You do not need a Pay Pal account. You may choose to continue in the registration process and use any major credit card.

Feel free to use the Contact section to email us directly

New courses this Year!

                1. A Dental Sleep Medicine series sponsored by Somnomed. These are being offered in Texas, Philadelphia and New York with more to be announced. Call our office OR Somnomed for further iniformtion

                2. Advanced Biometrics: Finally; a course for you experienced BioPAK users that .. YES...includes treatment decision making including the BioPAK and all diagnostic criteria! Cases, in depth study of JVA, and in depth descriptions from both Dr. Glassman and JOHN RADKE, will make this course an incredible experience!

And one more thing….

If you’re looking for the Biometrics Course and Injection Course in Costa Rica, this year’s version has been canceled. The 2009 dates WILL BE

March 6-8, 2009 Biometrics in Dentistry (Arenal)

March 9-12, 2009 Touring in Costa Rica

March 13-15, 2009 Hands On Injection (San Jose)

Those who have registered for the 2008 version have been notified and are planning on coming in 2009, so watch carefully and make your plans now A 500 dollar deposit will save your spot until October of 2008. It’s a week you don’t want to miss!

2008 promises to be an exciting year.