dr. barry glassman
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Diplomate, Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management Diplomate, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Fellow, International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics Fellow, Academy of Dentistry International |
Dr. Barry Glassman joined his brother Karl in practice in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania in 1975. He was graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 1973 and spent two years at Fort Bragg North Carolina in the Army dental corps. Soon after his arrival in Allentown he began a serious interest in the role of dental occlusion in mandibular posture and chronic headache.
He now maintains a private practice in Allentown , PA , with a concentration on chronic pain management and temporomandibular joint dysfunction. He is a Diplomate 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 on staff at the Lehigh Valley Hospital where he serves as a resident instructor of Craniofacial Pain and Dysfunction. He is on staff of the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Chronic Pain Program. He is a Diplomate of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and is on staff at the Sacred Heart Hospital Sleep Disorder Center . He serves as a guest lecturer throughout the year and hosts in-house courses on both Pain Management and Sleep Disorders. He has published several articles on pain management and sleep disorders and has recently spoken at both the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain as well as the International College of Craniomandibular Disorders Conferences. He teaches a two day course on TMD and Parafunctional Control with Dr. Jim Boyd. He also teaches an intensive three day courses on computerized diagnostic interpretation for BioRESEARCH and has developed a certification program for the BioRESEARCH BioPAK.
background
His studies began with Niles Guichet and the Society for Occlusal Studies. This intensive course, given at the University of Pennsylvania over a two year period, emphasized occlusion and centric relation. Dr. Glassman followed this course with a concentrated study with Dr. Harold Gelb, who in the late 70's introduced the concept of an improved condylar posture that was not related to centric relation. This individual study led to course work and additional study with Dr. Jack Haden of Kansas City .
Dr. Glassman has continued to study an ever growing field which has expanded into craniomandibular concepts and the role of musculature and joint function in upper quarter chronic and acute pain. He has also helped to develop the concept of the significant role ligament insertion injuries play in chronic pain and headache syndromes.
more about dr. glassman
He has been credentialed by the Academy of Craniofacial Pain in Soft Tissue Injuries Resulting From Motor Vehicle Accidents and often works as part of a multidisciplinary team on post trauma patients with cervical and facial injuries. Today his practice is nearly exclusively related to acute facial pain, chronic pain and craniomandibular disorders, as well as the treatment of obstructive sleep disorders.
He is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management , and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP). In addition, in honor of the contributions he has made to dentistry he has been named a Fellow in the Academy of Dentistry International.
He is a Fellow of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics, and was a featured speaker at an international meeting in Vancouver , B.C., speaking on " The Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment of TMD." In 2004 he presented "The Use Of The Medical Model in a Neuromuscular Pain Management Practices" in Newport Beach , California . In addition, he served as President of the Pennsylvania Craniomandibular Society and has lectured to that organization on " The Use of Computerized Electro-diagnosis " as well as "Prolotherapy, Ligament Insertion and Sympathetic Ganglion Therapy, and Trigger Point Injections." He was a featured speaker at the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain midwinter meeting in Scottsdale , Arizona , in January of 2004 on "The Role of Neuromuscular Concepts in Pain Management" and was invited back to be the kick-off speaker at their 25th Anniversary Symposium in Oklahoma City to speak on "The Relationship of Occlusion and TMD."
He is on staff at Lehigh Valley Hospital dental department where he serves as both a clinical instructor as well as lecturer for the general dental residents in craniomandibular disorders, sleep dentistry, and risk management. Dr. Glassman is certified by the credentialing committee of the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine . He is on staff at the Sacred Heart Sleep Center , and serves as dental consultant for the Lehigh Valley , St. Lukes, and Muhlenberg Hospital Sleep Centers . He is the only dentist on staff of the chronic pain team at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital . He has been trained in both oral appliance therapy and uses various appliances with supportive therapy for the treatment of sympathetically maintained pain patterns.
He has lectured at Good Shepherd on the "Role of Cervical Ligament Insertion Injury in Chronic Pain Syndromes." He has lectured on "Advanced TMD Diagnosis and Treatment" throughout the country and in Canada and the last two years his course has been expanded to three and a half days with emphasis on the use of joint vibration analysis and EMG in the diagnosis of intra-capsular and extra-capsular disorders. He was asked to speak in Australia where he gave a two day course on the "Role of the General Dentist in Diagnosing and Treating TMD." He was asked to return to Sydney to give a five day course; three days in " TMD and Pain Management" and two days in " Dental Sleep Medicine". In addition, he holds three day in-house seminars at the Allentown Pain Center for dentists interested in treating more advanced TMD cases as well as separate three day courses for those interested in the fine points of electro-diagnostic modules of EMG, electrognathography, and joint vibration analysis. He has developed a sleep lab protocol for the use of a disposable mandibular repositioner used in a split night polysomnogram. He has lectured on "Advanced TMD Diagnosis and Treatment in Dallas , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Philadelphia , Orlando , Salt Lake City , and Atlanta.
He was a featured speaker at the BioRESEARCH Annual Conference of 2004 and 2005 at which time his presentation was "The Use of the Medical Model in TMD Diagnosis and Treatment" and in 2004 spoke on the "Integration of the BioPAK in TMD Diagnosis and Treatment." Dr. Glassman has been asked to speak at the Dawson Center for Advanced Dental Learning.
He developed a certification process for BioRESEARCH in which dentists can be certified in diagnostic techniques using computerized diagnostic modalities. He has been a leading national figure in the role of the sympathetic nervous system in chronic pain, and has been recognized for the use of sympathetic ganglion injections as a tool in the treatment of chronic pain, migraine headache and sympathetically maintained pain. In addition, he has served as an expert witness here in the Lehigh Valley in over twenty cases in the past five years in both general dental and craniomandibular related cases.
outside the office
Barry continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors the Civic Theatre of Allentown where his wife is President of the Board of Directors . He is a key figure in the operational activities of both the live theatre portion as well as the 19th Street Movie Theatre. He has recently been seen on stage as Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol," as Oscar in the production of "The Odd Couple" at Main Street Theatre in Quakertown, and as Mayor Shinn in "The Music Man" at Zoellner Center at Lehigh University and as Mark in Civic Theatre's production of "Art"
His daughter Leigh is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and was the chief comptroller for Northeast Engineering in Newport , RI . She has returned from eight months duty in Baghdad and is now the Area Business Operational Manager for a large engineering firm in Orlando, FLorida. His wife Sharon has just retired from her teaching position where she taught high school theatre and drama for thirty years and serves, as she has for the last twenty-five years, as President of the Board of Directors of the Civic Theatre of Allentown.
