Airway Nexus™

Licensed dentists at any stage of career, general practitioners, specialists in orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and pediatric dentistry, and new graduates committed to building a modern, physiologically informed practice. Clinical team members who participate in exams, photography, and patient education are welcome in Pillars I and II.

Pillars I, II, and III may be taken in any order, with no prerequisites among them. The only prerequisite in the curriculum is Pillar IV, the Airway Clinical Study Group, which requires prior completion of Pillars I and II. Any course may be taken à la carte as space allows; there is no requirement to commit to the full Program.

The ACSG involves treating patients at Stevenson Dental Solutions and Dr. Cruz’s clinical office in Mission Viejo. State law requires California licensure to provide patient care in California. No California license is required for Pillars I, II, or III, or for any course taken à la carte. Dentists licensed elsewhere who plan to pursue the Fellowship can obtain California licensure through the Dental Board of California’s Licensure by Credential pathway, a three- to four-month process. Begin at dbc.ca.gov.

Yes. À la carte enrollment is open on every course, space permitting. The Program Bundle and Founding Cohort tiers exist for clinicians who want to commit to the full 32-day path; no course requires full-Program enrollment except Pillar IV.

A one-time tier limited to the first 12 Fellows of the Program. Founding Cohort members receive a 20% discount on list tuition for all modules except the ACSG, and are recognized by name in the Fellow Directory and in the Program’s permanent records, with a Founding Cohort designation on their certificate and lapel pin and lifetime priority registration for advanced workshops, visiting-faculty events, and the Annual Fellows Symposium. Seats are released in the order of fully completed application and Phase I deposit, and the offer closes automatically when the twelfth seat is filled. This is the only discount the Program will ever offer.

The Fellow Certificate is issued to clinicians who complete the full 32-day curriculum within a three-year window, including the Airway Clinical Study Group, present two cases successfully, and pass a written examination.

Seats may be transferred to a future cohort of the same course one time without penalty, subject to availability, with 30 days’ notice. Cancellations within 30 days of course start forfeit 50% of tuition; within 14 days forfeit 100%. Tuition is not refundable after the first day of any course has begun.

Per-module enrollment is split 50% at registration and 50% 30 days prior to course start. Program Bundle and Founding Cohort enrollments are split into four 25% installments: at enrollment, at the start of Phase II, at entry into the Mastery Modules, and at entry into the ACSG. The ACSG taken à la carte is split 50% at enrollment and 50% at the midpoint of the study year.

Tuition includes all didactic materials, imaging protocols, clinical forms, and documentation templates; CE credits through Stevenson Dental Education (ADA CERP and AGD PACE); breakfast, lunch, and refreshments on every course day; two one-hour post-course Zoom sessions for every Mastery Module and Phase course; pre-session Zoom meetings for every ACSG clinical session; and free access to the Airway Collaborative online knowledge platform. For ACSG members, tuition also covers all laboratory fees on Study Group patients and all patients provided by Stevenson Dental Group. Tuition does not include travel, lodging, ground transportation, specialty equipment recommended for in-office implementation, or fees paid by members’ own patients within the ACSG clinical framework.

Yes. Clinicians who completed AMR Phase I in 2026 have satisfied the Nexus Pillar I requirement; clinicians who completed AMR Phase II have satisfied the Nexus Pillar II requirement. The AMR is sunsetting at the end of 2026; from 2027 forward, Nexus Pillars I and II are the only gateway into the curriculum.