Second Annual (And LAST) Melbourne Florida Forum 2026

Glassman Seminars has for years been a special place for learning together in a

cooperative, incredible collaborative environment. There are some special people

coming together to review key concepts taught throughout the years. Dr. Scrivani will be

there to review what we’ve learned from him on imaging; Dr. Viviano to review recent concepts

of sleep that will shape the future of sleep medicine; Dr. Mier will update us on the specialty status

and how that actually makes the role of general dentistry more important than ever to the massive

population that needs our help in the areas of orofacial pain and joint dysfunction. Dr. Malizia will

summarize what we’ve learned about nociceptive pain and how that has helped support the concepts we’ve

been teaching for years — as well as discuss how critical thinking has become essential. And Micah… who has

for years helped us understand the role we play not only in the biomedical aspect of pain and sleep,

but the psychosocial and beyond — will help us comprhend how we help in ways beyond our understanding.

And I will spend some time reviewing appliance design in sleep

and pain as more and more science supports the reduction of trigeminal signaling.

I am so excited and looking forward to this weekend of friendship and learning as we

celebrate change and real progress. Mark Twain suggested that education was the path from

cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty; and we are here to suggest that uncertainty isn’t

miserable — once we accept what is not known, then the door is open to growth as we get closer to truth.

Melbourne Fl, at the DoubleTree Hilton Melbourne

Date:  November 6-7, 2026

HIGHLIGHTS:

Two full days of small group learning in an ideal learning environment creates a unique educational opportunity and a weekend of true sharing and camaraderie.

Truly wonderful knowledgeable experienced educators who are truly great teachers who participate in each presentation in this interactive format

The weekend serves as an update for current pain management, joint dysfunction and sleep disorders therapies

The weekend is held at a beachside hotel with King and Queen Suites with ocean views.

Full breakfast and lunch provided both Friday and Saturday

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,