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Airway Mouth Doctor Training

Hands-on training with Dr. Felix Liao, global leader of Airway Facial Epigenetics as painless root-cause solution for Impaired Mouth Syndrome

What symptoms do you live with?Ever wish you could be free of it naturally and painlessly?How Can You Start?

AMD Academy is built to transform general dentists into Airway Mouth Doctors to upgrade whole body health in partnership with Functional Medicine.

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Next Hands-on And Immersion: March 12-13 2026, Tysons, VA

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Dr. Felix Liao teaching clinicians

Liberation from Hamster Wheel

The Path Not Shown In Dental School

Impaired Mouth Syndrome is the root cause behind 80% of daily complaints—from chronic fatigue and brain fog to TMJ, sleep apnea, anxiety, and digestive issues.

Yet conventional training never connected the dots between airway, jaw development, tongue posture, and whole-body health.

"The problem no one measured. The pathway no one taught you."

Family sharing a genuine moment together

Healing families, one airway at a time

What Color Is Your Airway?

Airway Color Chart - Red Yellow Green

What Color is Your Own Airway, Doctor?

Impacts On Your Patients & Practice

80%

of health complaints linked to airway dysfunction

Got Impaired Mouth Syndrome?

NOT diagnosed in over 90% of all patients.

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Join the movement of dentists healing at the root cause

Rise & Shine to Address Impaired Mouth's Contributions To All Symptoms.

We do not solve medical problems. We do not treat mental/emotional problems.

We address the oral contributions to these problems.

Teeth grinding & tired on waking up

Impaired Mouth impairs airway

Chronic pain and escalating fatigue

leading consequences of Impaired Mouth.

Mood, Focus, and Burnout

Kids labeled ADHD, adults on antidepressants—when the real problem is oxygen starvation at night.

Poor sleep, CPAP Intolerance, & more

Huge potential for new patients and revenues

Cross-Referrals from Cross-Training

Regardless of your degree or license, your patients need you to get professional cross-training to (1) see beyond silos, and (2) connect mind, body, mouth, (3) restore sleep and closed airway by regrowing narrow jaws.

Tooth-Centered Dentists

You're excellent at fixing teeth, but you see patients with chronic pain, fatigue, and "mystery symptoms" that don't respond to traditional dental care.

Functional Medicine Doctors

You understand root causes, but you're missing the oral component—the mouth is the gateway to systemic health.

Clinicians Ready to Rise and Shine

You want to be known as the go-to Airway Mouth Doctor in your community for airway-first, root-cause care—not just another dentist.

Airway Facial Epigenetics: NOT Just An Oral Appliance.

Epigenetics can "switch on" jaw regrowth to widen airway and restore physiology at any age with sound natural teeth present.

Airway Facial Epigenetics™ is 100% painless, natural, and proactive. That rises above current treatment options for sleep apnea, chronic pain and fatigue, stress eating, and drug dependence.

Current Model

Liberation from Hamster Wheel

  • Treats symptoms after they appear
  • Siloed specialties (medical vs. dental)
  • Reactive protocols and prescriptions
  • Chasing complaints without root cause
  • Competing on procedures and price
Liberated Model

HealthCare 2.0 (AMD)

  • Prevents disease by building health
  • Integrates mouth, airway, sleep & symptoms
  • Proactive epigenetic interventions
  • Solves root cause: Impaired Mouth Syndrome
  • Own a new category position in your market

Painless, no surgery • For USA clinicians • Move at your own pace

AMD Transformation

For your patients

First full night of deep, restorative sleep in years

Kids who wake up calm, focused and growing

Pain that finally has a cause and a path forward

A body that feels less like a problem and more like a garden being restored

For your practice & life

Higher-value cases anchored in root-cause outcomes

Lower stress and fewer "mystery" follow-ups

A reputation as the doctor who finally connected the dots

A long-term path out of the hamster wheel into teaching, mentoring and legacy

AMD Academy Curriculum

NOT another CE course, but a whole new viewfinder to see your patients, mouths, healthcare, and your own career.

Impaired Mouth Syndrome

Impaired Mouth Syndrome

Learn to recognize the 12 signs of airway obstruction that most clinicians miss—and how they connect to systemic disease.

Airway Facial Epigenetics™

Airway Facial Epigenetics™

Master the 100% painless, natural method to regrow deficient jaws and open airways—without surgery or appliances.

Revenues follows Reputation & New Skillset

Revenues follows Reputation & New Skillset

Build a thriving practice by mastering root-cause care that transforms patient outcomes and elevates your professional standing.

Customize Your Own AMD Training

Customize Your Own AMD Training

Online Courses: From complimentary overviews to deeper dives. Hands-on Training: Turns science and concepts into reliably successful clinical practice.

Choose Your Start

AMD Online Courses

From complimentary overviews to deeper dives—start your transformation today

Complimentary Courses

Complimentary
AMD-101

Discover Impaired Mouth Syndrome

AMD-102

Teeth Grinding Root-Cause Quest

Discovery Series

$195 each
AMD-201

New Playbook For Airway, Sleep, Pain

AMD-202

3D Jaw Diagnostics®️

AMD-203

Healing the Healers & Team

Deeper-Dive Series

$495 each
AMD-301

Your Child's Best Face

AMD-302

Mental Health's Oral Contributions

AMD-303

Beyond Conventional Medicine

AMD-304

Liberation From Hamster Wheel

Map Out Your AMD/AMC Training

Live AMD Academy sessions in Tysons, Virginia – designed for dentists and functional medicine doctors ready to leave DiseaseCare 1.0 and step into HealthCare 2.0.

Small-group, hands-on training. Limited seats per date to protect clinical depth, not volume.

All courses in Tysons, Virginia unless otherwise noted

AMD-A

Level 1 · Doctors Heal Thyself Part-1

$3,950

Grow new eyes to see Impaired Mouth Syndrome

Initial diagnosis, including WholeHealth physical evaluation from head to feet and birth to now.

Introduction to Airway Facial Epigenetics™: 100% painless, natural, and proactive treatment for breakthrough outcome.

Option to have your Impaired Mouth treated for a fee.

March 12–13, 2026
May 1–2, 2026
Sept 11–12, 2026

New doctors exploring airway-focused practice

Register for AMD-A
AMD-B

Level 2 · Doctors Heal Thyself Part-2

$4,950

Delivery of Start Thriving Appliance with Part-1 Opt-in

Your Child's Best Face with Top Health, No Braces & No Pain

Documenting Impaired Mouth Syndrome in your patient

Building Diagnostic Slide Deck for mentoring

AMD Mentoring for case acceptance.

April 10–11, 2026
June 26–27, 2026
Oct 16–17, 2026

AMDs ready to implement diagnosis and initial treatment protocols

Register for AMD-B
AMD-D

Doctoral Development

$5,950

Reputation Lead & Revenues Follow

Getting Cross-Referrals

Integrating Mind-Body-Mouth

Finding like-minded collaborators

See long-terms cases outcomes

June 5–6, 2026
Nov 11–12, 2026
Apr 2–3, 2027

Requires 6 months of clinical experience with Start Thriving Appliance and Epigenetics

Register for AMD-D

Please note: All dates/locations may change due to weather, acts of God and/or venue needs.

Dr. Felix Liao

The body would not grind down its own hardest tissue for no reason.

Meet the engineer-dentist who turned teeth grinding into a new healthcare category

Dr. Felix Liao started as an engineer from Brown University who could not accept that the body would grind down its own hardest tissue for no reason.

His 35-year quest across dentistry, integrative medicine, cranio-sacral therapy, myofunctional therapy and traditional Chinese medicine led to one conclusion: teeth grinding is just one frame in a movie called "Airway Obstruction During Sleep."

From that insight came Impaired Mouth Syndrome and Airway Facial Epigenetics™—a natural, 100% painless way to regrow deficient jaws and open airway as a root-cause solution to pain, fatigue and cognitive decline.

AMD Academy USA is where he now teaches clinicians to practice HealthCare 2.0 and leave the hamster wheel behind.

Credentials

MAGDABGDDiplomate, American Sleep & Breathing AcademyASBA Hall of Fame, Class of 2025TopDoc100 Lifetime Achievement, 2023
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Your Support System

From Your First Question To First Case:
TeamAMD Stays With You

AMD Academy isn't just a course list. It's a guided journey.
Behind every module and every patient story, there is a small, focused team walking with you before, during, and after training—so you're never figuring this out alone.

Dr. Felix Liao

Dr. Felix Liao

Founder & CEO, AMD Academy · Airway Mouth Doctor

Visionary behind AMD Academy and author of Impaired Mouth Syndrome

Britteny McGoff

Britteny McGoff

Airway Practice & Academy Coordinator · AMD Training

Your first human touchpoint—coordinating calls, enrollments and follow-up

Sol Alsina

Sol Alsina

Neuro-Brand Architect & Growth Mentor · Personal Brand & Practice

Helps AMDs "rise and shine" in the real world with clear personal branding

Dr. David Gruder

Dr. David Gruder

AMD CEO Mentor · Leadership & Practice Growth

Mentors AMDs who are ready to think like CEOs

Aron Plucinski

Aron Plucinski

Storyteller · Communications & Creative Content

Turns complex science and casework into stories people remember

Proof & Case Stories

Real clinicians, real transformations

Healthcare professionals collaborating
AMD training classroom session
Advanced dental technology
AMD healthcare professional team

Adult Liberation Cases

From chronic pain & fatigue to "I got my life back."
See what Airway Facial Epigenetics does after age 30.

Dr. Cristin Lewis

Dr. Cristin Lewis

DDS, AMD Nashville

Dr. Doris Ferres

Dr. Doris Ferres

Dentist, AMD, Florida

Dr. Nemie Sirilan

Dr. Nemie Sirilan

Dentist, AMD, New York

Dr. Ali

Dr. Ali

Dentist, AMD, Houston

Dr. Cristin Lewis

Dr. Cristin Lewis

DDS, AMD Nashville

"AMD training gave me the missing piece. Now I can explain why my chronic fatigue patients weren't improving – their airways were compromised. Case acceptance tripled."

Trusted by Leading Clinicians

Doctors and specialists who have transformed their practices with AMD Academy

Dr. Cheng Ruan

Dr. Cheng Ruan

Texas Life Center

AMD Academy has transformed how we approach whole-body health. The integration between airway and functional medicine is exactly what our patients needed.

Dr. Ryan Chiang

Dr. Ryan Chiang

Taiwan

The AMD training pathway is Life-changing for my practice and patients.

Dr. Doris Ferres

Dr. Doris Ferres

DDS, AMD

HealthCare 2.0 is not just a concept—it's a complete paradigm shift. AMD Academy gave us the tools to implement it successfully.

Dr. Cristin Lewis

Dr. Cristin Lewis

DDS, AMD

The connection between oral structure and whole-body symptoms was the missing piece in my practice. AMD Academy brought it all together.

The Earth is no longer flat

AMD's Root Cause Healers around the world and Team

Active

USA

Florida

California

Colorado

Nashville

New York

Active

Spain

On Global Tour Now Training

Taiwan

On Global Tour Now Training

Philippines

Your Clinical Guides

AMD Mentors & Faculty

Airway Mouth Doctors · Hands-on Guides

Across each live cohort and online module you'll meet experienced AMDs who open their cases, protocols and mistakes so you don't have to learn the hard way. They join you on and off screen—during labs, Q&A, mentorship and case-review calls.

Dr. Susan Cane
California

Dr. Susan Cane

AMD Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jeff Yelle
Arizona

Dr. Jeff Yelle

Featured Airway Mouth Doctor
Dr. Doris Ferres
Florida

Dr. Doris Ferres

AMD Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jennifer White
Michigan

Dr. Jennifer White

Featured Airway Mouth Doctor
Dr. Nemie Sirilan
New York

Dr. Nemie Sirilan

AMD Faculty Mentor
Dr. Cristin Lewis
Tennessee

Dr. Cristin Lewis

AMD Faculty Mentor
Dr. Hal Stewart
Flower Mound, TX

Dr. Hal Stewart

Featured Airway Mouth Doctor
Dr. Leena Alexander
Dallas–Fort Worth, TX

Dr. Leena Alexander

Featured Airway Mouth Doctor
Dr. Adriana Corredor
Texas

Dr. Adriana Corredor

AMD Faculty Mentor
Maryfrances Gonzalez
MA CCC-SLP, COM®

Maryfrances Gonzalez

9+
Expert Mentors
7
States Covered
100+
Years Experience
Cross-Disciplinary Wisdom

Functional Medicine Allies

Bridging Dentistry and Whole-Body Health

AMD Academy is built to reconnect airway dentistry with whole-body, root-cause care. Along the way you'll also learn from foundational medicine leaders such as Dr. Cheng Ruan (Texas Center for Lifestyle Medicine) and Dr. Ryan Chiang and other global colleagues who share the mission of moving healthcare from Disease-Care 1.0 to Healthcare 2.0.

They are independent collaborators (not sponsors), bringing cross-disciplinary wisdom so you can co-manage patients with confidence.

Dr. Cheng Ruan
Independent Collaborator

Dr. Cheng Ruan

Texas Center for Lifestyle Medicine

Cross-Disciplinary Partner
Dr. Ryan Chiang
Independent Collaborator

Dr. Ryan Chiang

Global Healthcare Innovator

Cross-Disciplinary Partner

Revenues follows Reputation & New Skillset

Together, we're building a new paradigm where dentistry and functional medicine work hand-in-hand to address root causes, not just symptoms—empowering you to co-manage patients with confidence and deliver truly transformative care.

Wisdom from Dr. Felix Liao

Explore the groundbreaking books by Dr. Felix Liao, founder of the AMD movement. Each book offers transformative insights into airway-focused dentistry and whole-body health.

Highly Rated by Readers Worldwide

Start Your Root-Cause Healing Journey Today

These books have transformed thousands of lives. Discover the power of airway-focused dentistry and unlock your path to vibrant health and innate immunity.

"Dentistry does not have to be tooth focused, but whole mouth healing. Our greatest healing tool is listening to our symptoms and root cause healing."

— Dr. Felix Liao, DDS

Founder of the AMD Movement

Choose Your Start

Online Level 1: Foundational Course

Online, self-paced modules

  • Discover Impaired Mouth Syndrome: A Missing Yet Crucial X-Factor For Airway, Sleep, Pain, Fatigue, Mood, and More
  • Teeth Grinding Root-Cause Quest: From Night Guard To Airway, Sleep, and Epigenetics
  • Dr. Heal Yourself, My Root Cause Quest, basic orientation modules
Start at Level 1
Most Popular

Integration Labs & Hands-On Intensives (AMD A–B–D)

Small, mentored groups in the US

  • Live 3D diagnostics, appliance planning and case design
  • Includes "in-office residency" period with online mentoring between sessions
  • Higher-value modules: "Your Child's Best Face," chronic pain/fatigue, ROI analysis
Explore Level 2

Mentored Cases & Certification (Certified AMD)

24 mentored cases to completion

  • 24 mentored cases to completion of Phase-I Epigenetic Redevelopment
  • Oral exam on 2 new cases
  • Pathway to Certified Airway Mouth Doctor status and future franchise / FMD partnership eligibility
  • Investment based on case volume and support (discussed on call)
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Questions & Answers

Common questions from clinicians considering the AMD path

AMD Academy is built to replace low-impact, low-margin work with focused HealthCare 2.0 cases—not to pile more tasks on top. You learn to identify the 10–20% of cases where Airway Facial Epigenetics™ creates breakthrough outcomes and build from there.

Most airway courses stop at "awareness" or devices. AMD Academy gives you a full clinical system: 3D Jaw Diagnostics®, Epigenetic Oral Appliance design, mentored cases and a path to Certified AMD status.

Patients aren't buying appliances. They are buying energy, sleep, focus and relief from years of confusion. We show you how to present HealthCare 2.0 as a clear exit from the hamster wheel of symptoms, not as another gadget.

Ready to Begin Your Journey?

Choose your next step toward becoming an Airway Mouth Doctor

Start Orientation

Watch the 7-minute orientation video with Dr. Felix Liao. Understand the AMD framework and see if this path resonates.

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Speak with an AMD team member about your practice, goals, and how the AMD training pathway can work for you.

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