The Melbourne Florida Forum is a concept that grew out of the Allentown Forum which we hosted for several years and was without a doubt one of the highlights of my educational career. The concept was to create a learning environment where patient centric dentists well versed in orofacial pain, joint dysfunction and sleep disorders could meet in for a weekend to share knowledge and experience high levels of camaraderie. The event was not financially based, but educationally oriented!
20-30 docs came to Allentown each year. We rented a black box theatre (from Civic Theatre of Allentown where Shar and I were very active) and we had presentations from colleagues, our team including Bob Mier, Don Malizia, and myself, and some invited guests. The invited guests included Steve Scrivani (who became annual favorite,) Steve Bender, John Nosti, and more. No speakers were paid, but we paid expenses for our invited guests. We were blessed each year with presentations from the incomparable Micah Sadigh.
At the end of the course, we tallied up the expenses and split them up between us. On average the two-day experience cost each attendee about 650 dollars. Keep in mind, this was over ten years ago!
Last year we decided to duplicate the concept here in Melbourne, Florida. We had our first Melbourne Florida Forum. We had fourteen attendees, and the speakers included many of our old friends who agreed to speak with, again, no honorarium. We had seventeen attendees. All our presenters stay for the whole weekend as we spent time together sharing and learning in a positive small group learning environment. It was truly an amazing experience, and we have thus decided to proceed with the 2026 edition.
This year the fee to attend this unique opportunity is only 795 dollars. The invited speakers include our old friends, Drs. Malizia, Mier, Viviano, Scrivani, and yes, Dr. Micah Sadigh.
Wondering if this unique experience is what you’d like to attend? Simply email Barry at DrBGlass@gmail.com and we’ll set up a time to truly discuss. It is really important to us that this will be a great experience for all those who attend,
The beachside Hilton DoubleTree in Melbourne, Fl.
The course will be given at the beachside Hilton DoubleTree in Melbourne, Fl.
The excellent King Suite or Queen Suite ocean view is not yet available. Should you register, you will be notified as soon as they are available.
Below is where the link for the room block reserved at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Melbourne Beach Oceanfront for the course with extended dates if you would like to extend your stay will be.