— Orthodontist · Educator · Speaker
Leading the Future of
Airway Orthodontics.
Clinical clarity. Interdisciplinary thinking. Modern orthodontic outcomes.
Evidence-aligned orthodontic care that prioritizes airway development, sleep physiology, and long-term craniofacial health — advancing the profession through phenotype-based assessment, interdisciplinary workflows, and 20 years of specialist-level mastery that exists nowhere else.
20+
Years of Clinical Mastery
15
Years Leading Airway Practice
1K+
Dentists to Train Year One
— Orthodontist · Educator · Speaker
Leading the Future of Airway Orthodontics.
Clinical clarity. Interdisciplinary thinking. Modern orthodontic outcomes.
Evidence-aligned orthodontic care that prioritizes airway development, sleep physiology, and long-term craniofacial health — advancing the profession through phenotype-based assessment, interdisciplinary workflows, and 20 years of specialist-level mastery that exists nowhere else.
20+
Years of Clinical Mastery
15
Years Leading Airway Practice
1K+
Dentists to Train Year One
Free Web Class · 1 CE Credit Hour · No Cost
How to Practice
Airway Orthodontics:
The Clinical Framework Dentists Are Missing
60 Minutes | Live Web Class | 1 CE Credit Hour | Free
In 60 minutes, Dr. Major breaks down the modern pediatric airway patient, exposing the fundamental changes that have taken place over the last decade and explaining why most dentists are still working from an outdated clinical model. You will learn how to identify the two major airway case types and understand why they are so often missed. Dr. Major will also walk you through a step-by-step screening and referral workflow that you can implement immediately, while demonstrating how integrating evidence-aligned airway orthodontics can improve patient outcomes and elevate the standing of your practice.
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Free live web class. 1 CE credit for complete attendance. Limited seats per session.
— About Dr. Major
Advancing Orthodontics
Through Airway Science
Board-Certified Orthodontist
Founder, Verve Orthodontics
CEO, Collaboration Dental
Former Director, U of A Airway Research Clinic
15 Yrs Multidisciplinary Airway Practice
Published Researcher
Global CE Educator
Dr Michael Major is a board -certified orthodontist who’s clinical work sits at the intersection of craniofacial development, sleep physiology, and interdisciplinary medicine. With over 20 years of clinical experience – including 15 years of leadership in multidisciplinary pediatric airway practice – Dr Major identified a fundamental gap in how dentistry approaches airway disorders in children: the lack of a consistent clinical framework to guide effective patient care.
Dr Major’s system is not a rehashing of old knowledge. It’s a new clinical framework – build from the ground up through his direct collaboration with ENT, pulmonology, sleep physicians, and grounded in peer-reviewed research on pediatric airway disorders.
“The standard of care advances when clinicians stop accepting the limits of their training”
Dr Major brings conviction, clarity, and clinical framework to the global dental community though structured CE pathways, live mentorship, and keynote presentations that challenge practitioners to see beyond teeth. He brings genuine critical thinking to the full architecture of craniofacial growth, airway dysfunction, and orthodontic care. His goal is not incremental improvement in individual practice, but profession-wide shift in how dentists understand airway, development, and long-term craniofacial health.
— The Method
A Clinical Framework Build
on Phenotype Recognition
A Clinical Framework Build on Phenotype Recognition
There’s a new face in sleep apnea: children with sleep-disordered breathing today look very different than 10 years ago. Yet most clinicians are taught a framework that hasn’t caught up. Dr Major’s phenotype-based system addresses this gap by identifying the morphological and medical patters. Clinicians gain the language and structure needed to recognize, classify, and guide case selection with certainty. Grounded in peer-reviewed science, Dr Major’s method offers a practical and clinically usable synthesis that organizes the evidence into an approach dentists can confidently apply chairside.
The Differentiator
The only phenotype-based framework developed from two decades of clinical practice and multidisciplinary leadership, empowering dentists to recognize airway problems, intervene early, and improve patient outcomes.
The Standard
Clinical leadership begins with recognizing the patterns that others miss. Dr. Major’s framework provides the scientific foundation, clinical confidence, and interdisciplinary fluency needed to lead with clarity and improve patient care.
01
Phenotype Recognition
Read the modern presentations. Understand why the classic airway child is now the minority, and what’s taking its place. Learn the clinical lens to organize what you see.
02
Workflow Integration
Implement repeatable clinical workflow to screen and triage in minutes and refer with clarity. Built for Monday morning, and built on knowing exactly what’s yours and what belongs to medicine.
03
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Be clear in your role and fluent in theirs. Form lasting partnerships with medical specialists, coordinating care that produces better patient outcomes.
04
Evidence-Validated Integrity
No product agendas. No affiliations. No appliance required to buy. Experience evidence aligned education, grounded in mechanism and science. Learn clinical judgement that is yours to keep, not a product to buy.
05
Interceptive Orthodontics
Learn interceptive orthodontics that maximizes airway outcomes by leveraging mechanisms of craniofacial growth and change the outcome.
06
Stackable Competency
Complex science broken into building blocks that stack on each other. Each concept earns the next, building durable judgement and lasting clinical confidence.
— Programs
Structured Pathways to
Clinical Leadership.
A comprehensive education program – from a free introductory web class through advanced clinical training, mentorship, and collaborative study. Each level builds on the last, creating a competency-based pathway that advances with you.
Start Here · Free · 1 CE Credit Hour
How to Practice Airway Orthodontics: The Clinical Framework Dentists Are Missing
A free 60-minute live web class. Evidence-aligned, clinically grounded, and built for immediate application.
60 Minutes | Live Web Class | 1 CE Credit Hour | Free Registration
Free
1 CE Credit Included
CE Programs
Level 1
How to Accurately Screen & Refer Children with OSA
Children with OSA
$2,100
Starting price · range $2,100–$2,500
7 CE Credit Hours Included
Recognize modern airway problems and pediatric OSA
Screen and triage pediatric patients accurately
Navigate referral pathways with clinical confidence and clarity
Correct foundational misconceptions from prior airway training
Evergreen modules & for on-demand review
Level 2 — Advanced Clinical
Early Orthodontics for Treatment of OSA
Orthodontics
$9,500
Starting price · range $9,500–$12,000
7 CE Credit Hours Included
Master phenotype assessment for treatment planning and case selection
Implement Phase 1 orthodontic airway workflows with precision
Learn clinically relevant craniofacial growth theory
Optimized treatment timing for enhanced clinical outcomes
identify high-risk clinical presentations
Informed consent, risk management, and managing adverse outcomes
Mentorship & Community
Premium · Application Required
Mentorship Program
One-on-one and small-group cohort coaching for dentists ready to integrate airway orthodontics at the highest level. Work directly with Dr. Major on your specific cases, clinical decision-making, and practice implementation. Pricing and cohort details available on application.
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Community · Ongoing
Study Clubs
Join the existing study club Dr. Major runs through the Alberta Society for Dental Sleep Medicine — a practitioner community for evidence-based case review, clinical discussion, and ongoing professional development in dental sleep medicine and airway orthodontics.
Coming Soon
Resource
Enhanced Airway Screening Checklist
A proprietary, evidence-aligned screening tool for identifying pediatric airway phenotypes — developed from 20 years of clinical practice. Available for download or order on launch.
Level 3 · Certification
Certification Training for Pediatric Airway Orthodontics
Advanced certification pathway in airway orthodontics. CE hours and pricing to be announced. Designed for graduates of Level 1 and Level 2 seeking credentialed clinical recognition.
Publication
The Book — Airway First
Dr. Major's definitive written work on airway orthodontics — for clinicians ready to go deeper than any CE program. Join the waitlist below to be notified on launch.
— Speaking
Advancing the Profession
From Every Stage
Dr. Major addresses dental associations, CE conferences, orthodontic symposia, and interdisciplinary medical summits with a consistent mandate: to elevate the profession's collective understanding of airway, craniofacial development, and sleep physiology — and to close the gap between current science and clinical practice.
Every presentation is built on phenotype-based science, evidence-validated frameworks, and the interdisciplinary perspective that comes from 15 years leading a multidisciplinary pediatric airway practice. No product affiliations. No oversimplification. Clinical leadership from the stage.
01
The Modern Pediatric Airway Phenotype — What's Changed and Why It Matters Clinically
02
Interceptive Orthodontics and Airway Growth — A New Evidence-Based Paradigm
03
Bridging Dentistry and Medicine — Building Interdisciplinary Teams That Work
04
From Screening to Treatment — A Workflow Every Dentist Can Implement
05
Evidence-Validated Airway Education — How to Think, Not What to Buy
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conference or event.
— The Book
The Definitive Work
on Airway Orthodontics
Airway First: The Dentist's Guide to the Modern Pediatric Airway Patient is the first book to provide dentists with a framework that combines phenotype recognition, interceptive orthodontics, and interdisciplinary care into a practical, evidence-based clinical approach. Rigorous enough to withstand scientific scrutiny yet practical enough to use chairside, it equips clinicians with the tools to confidently assess and manage the patients already in their practice.
Every chapter explores peer-reviewed research and the functional mechanisms behind airway health, synthesizing the evidence into a clinically usable framework. Dr. Major brings together craniofacial growth, airway physiology, phenotype recognition, and case selection into a complete clinical architecture, empowering dentists to develop sound clinical judgment rather than relying on rigid protocols.
This is not an introduction to airway dentistry—it is the definitive reference for clinicians who have moved beyond surface-level continuing education and are ready for deeper clinical understanding and application.
— Insights
Advancing the Field
Through Writing
Airway Education
The 10 Signs Every Dentist Should Recognize — But Most Don't
Modern phenotypes present differently than what most curricula describe. Here's what to look for in your next pediatric exam — and why it matters more than you think.
READ ARTICLE →
Practice Growth
How Airway-Focused Dentistry Elevates Practice Revenue — and Why That's Not the Point
The financial case for integrating airway workflows is real. But the more important case is clinical. Here's how to think about both without compromising either.
READ ARTICLE →
Orthodontics
The Missing Link Between Interceptive Orthodontics and Pediatric Airway Health
For decades, orthodontics and airway medicine operated in separate silos. That separation is costing children outcomes. Here's the connection — and why it changes everything.
READ ARTICLE →
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