American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry

What American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry does

The American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry (AAPMD) is a private not-for-profit professional membership organization founded in 2012 and headquartered in Suffern, NY. It is purpose-built to advance interdisciplinary collaboration and education around optimal airway growth, development, and function, serving dental practitioners (general dentists, orthodontists, pediatric dentists), medical physicians (sleep specialists, ENTs, pulmonologists, pediatricians), physical therapists, myofunctional therapists, speech-language pathologists, dental hygienists, and nutritionists. The organization is led by a 16-member Board of Directors and 10 emeritus members, with co-founders Howard G. Hindin, DDS and Michael Gelb, DDS.

AAPMD's core product is a multi-tier membership program ($375/year for dental/medical professionals with additional tiers for therapists, students, retirees, and non-practitioners globally) plus a library of over 200 archived webinars, a live webinar series with CE credits, an annual Collaboration Cures conference co-hosted with AAOSH and IAOMT, and a public-facing Airway Directory that lists members for patient referrals. Its underlying technology is a modest digital platform: a website with member login, webinar delivery and archive infrastructure, and directory listings, supported by a lean staff of 6 employees and a distributed network of 130+ Liaisons leading local multidisciplinary study clubs across the US, Southeast Asia, South America, and Kenya. Revenue is generated through recurring membership dues, à la carte webinar sales ($35/recording for non-members), and conference/event fees, with the model built on community-led growth via referrals, CE-credit-driven retention, and event-driven engagement.

Name

American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry

Legal name

American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry

Website

https://aapmd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry is a non-profit membership organization founded in 2012 that connects dental, medical, and allied healthcare practitioners through education, an annual conference, and a 200+ webinar library focused on interdisciplinary airway health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Suffern

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Membership Fees: Annual membership dues ranging from $375/year for dental/medical professionals. Multiple membership tiers exist including dental/medical practitioners, therapists/other professionals, non-practitioner supporters, retired professionals, students, and regional tiers for South America, Kenya, and Southeast Asia.
2. Webinar Sales: Individual webinar recordings sold for $35 each to non-members. Members receive free access to all webinar recordings as a membership benefit.
3. Conference & Event Fees: Revenue from the annual Collaboration Cures conference and other educational events. Members receive preferred pricing on these events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AAPMD is a not-for-profit professional membership organization that provides healthcare practitioners (dentists, physicians, physical therapists, myofunctional therapists, and related specialists) with educational programming, continuing education credits, an interdisciplinary referral directory, and an annual conference (Collaboration Cures) focused on optimal airway growth, development, and function. Membership includes access to a library of 200+ on-demand webinars, complimentary listing in the AAPMD Airway Directory, preferred conference pricing, and participation in 130+ local multidisciplinary study clubs led by AAPMD Liaisons.

Product overview

AAPMD is a professional membership organization focused on interdisciplinary collaboration and education for optimal airway growth, development, and function. Founded in 2012, the organization operates as a platform offering membership programs with various tiers (Dental/Medical Professional, Therapist, Student, etc.), an extensive webinar educational system with over 200 recorded sessions and live events, the annual Collaboration Cures conference, and an Airway Directory for practitioner referrals. The core offerings include specialized sections for different healthcare disciplines (Liaisons, Endeavour Pediatric, Physical Therapy, Myofunctional Therapy, etc.), and a webinar store for non-member purchases. The organization connects healthcare practitioners across medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, speech pathology, and related fields to advance airway health awareness and treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 130 Liaisons in multidisciplinary study clubs globally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• AAOSH (American Academy for Oral Systemic Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAPMD and AAOSH partner for the Collaboration Cures conference series, combining airway health education with oral-systemic health focus. The partnership brings together dental and medical professionals for interdisciplinary collaboration on sleep, airway, and whole-body health topics.
• IAOMT (International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAPMD partners with IAOMT for Collaboration Cures events, combining expertise in oral medicine, toxicology, and airway health. The partnership supports educational initiatives on topics including toxicity in dentistry and oral-systemic health connections.
• Foundation for Airway HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Foundation for Airway Health serves as the public face for airway health awareness. AAPMD's Executive Director Pat McBride is also involved with the Foundation, connecting the organization's mission to broader public education efforts for airway health for all.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM): Leading professional society for sleep medicine physicians and researchers. Overlaps with AAPMD's sleep-disordered breathing and airway-centered content, and represents the medical-side counterweight to AAPMD's dental/PT constituency.
• Foundation for Airway Health: Public-facing nonprofit dedicated to airway health awareness, sharing leadership with AAPMD (Executive Director overlap). Operates a parallel mission around airway education and advocacy for both clinicians and patients.
• International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT): Nonprofit professional society for clinicians interested in oral medicine and biological dentistry. Partners with AAPMD on Collaboration Cures events, and serves an overlapping dentist/physician audience focused on whole-body health.
• International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM): International professional association for orofacial myofunctional therapists. Directly relevant given AAPMD's Myofunctional Therapy Section and content on orofacial myofunctional disorders, serving a substantially overlapping therapist audience.
• American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH): Nonprofit professional association focused on the oral-systemic health connection. Co-hosts the Collaboration Cures conference with AAPMD, serves a similarly interdisciplinary clinician base, and pursues closely aligned educational and referral objectives.

Broad incumbents

• Academy of General Dentistry (AGD): Continuing education-focused association for general dentists. Directly comparable as a membership organization monetizing CE content, and overlaps with AAPMD on dental practitioner audiences and educational delivery model.
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS): Large medical specialty society for ENT physicians. Represents the otolaryngology side of airway health that AAPMD engages through its board and educational content, but operates at significantly broader scale across all ENT topics.
• American Dental Association (ADA): Pre-eminent US professional association for dentists. Encompasses a much broader dental scope than AAPMD, but its airway-related policy, CE, and member resources compete for the same dental practitioners that AAPMD targets.
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Largest professional association for physical therapists in the US. Overlaps with AAPMD's PT Section and airway-centered PT content, but operates at much larger scale across all PT subspecialties.
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): Major professional credentialing association for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and related specialists. Overlaps with AAPMD's SLP and myofunctional therapy member segments through shared clinical scope on orofacial function and communication disorders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AAPMDorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/aapmd.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aapmd
• Instagraminstagram.com/aapmd3323

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry