Airway Palooza 2025

October 17–18 · Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

Airway Palooza 2025 is a rare, high-impact gathering—bringing together the brightest minds in airway health to spark change across disciplines.

Held only once every year and a half, this transformative event invites trailblazers, disruptors, and passionate providers to unite under one shared mission: advancing airway-centered care through innovation, collaboration, and connection.

Lauren Gueits, RDH, BS, founder of Airway Health Solutions and a pioneer in airway-focused education, is the driving force behind this event. She’s bringing together top experts across dentistry, medicine, and allied health for a weekend designed to inform, inspire, and accelerate collective momentum.

Joining Lauren is Ben Miraglia, DDS, Chief Clinical Director of Airway Health Solutions and a recognized leader in airway-focused dentistry. With decades of clinical experience, Dr. Miraglia plays a key role in advancing the clinical mission of Airway Palooza and helping providers implement airway-centered care in everyday practice.

Airway Palooza 2025 is guided by a distinguished panel of chairs who bring decades of leadership across medicine, dentistry, and airway health.

Dr. Stanley Liu, Dr. Ben Miraglia, Dr. Kevin Boyd, Lauren Gueits, Dr. Mike DeLuke, and Dr. David McCarty work collaboratively to shape the event’s direction—ensuring each session delivers both clinical value and forward-thinking insight.

Set against the sun-soaked backdrop of Fort Lauderdale Beach, Airway Palooza 2025 is where the future of airway health comes into sharper focus—and where collaboration fuels lasting impact.

At the heart of this year’s Palooza is the theme:

From Downstream to Upstream – The Lifesaving Shift.

A Weekend That Leaves a Lasting Impact

The sessions are just the beginning. What truly sets Airway Palooza apart is the community—clinicians, educators, and innovators working toward one shared mission: elevating airway health at every stage of life.

Beyond main-stage lectures, rooftop socials, and hallway conversations, attendees walk away with more than clinical pearls—they gain connection, validation, and the momentum to lead change.

Here's how past participants describe the experience:

“A fantastic and in-depth discussion of Airway Dentistry with like-minded colleagues. I strongly encourage anyone with an interest in the field to make the leap—you will not be disappointed.” — James Segulyev, DDS

“Great event to take your entire team to! Nothing is more powerful than having every team member understand just how important what they do is.” — Dr. Joanna Green

“Having the surgeons and sleep specialists who are top of their game all in one room was especially thought-provoking. I commend the organizers of this event for a huge success in bringing together various approaches in the airway world, and for doing it with style, efficiency, and class.” — Brian Hockel, DDS

Why You Can’t Miss It

Dr. Kevin Boyd presents to a full room at Airway Palooza 2024, emphasizing the power of early intervention in pediatric airway health.

Airway Palooza isn’t just another conference—it’s a movement. Whether you're deep in the trenches of clinical care or just beginning to integrate airway into your practice, this weekend offers the clarity, community, and cutting-edge education to move you forward.

Join us in Fort Lauderdale as we shift the standard of care—from downstream to upstream, from reactive to truly preventative.

The future of airway health is no longer a vision—it’s here, and we’re advancing it together.

A Closer Look at the Speakers and Topics

The distinguished speaker lineup for Airway Palooza 2025, featuring leaders across airway-focused dentistry, medicine, myofunctional therapy, and beyond.

Downstream – Addressing Adult Airway Dysfunction (Friday, October 17)

SRBD – From Downstream to Upstream: The Lifesaving Shift
Conference Chairs: Drs. Stanley Liu, Ben Miraglia, Kevin Boyd; Lauren Gueits; Dr. Mike DeLuke

The Ripple Effect of OSA
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Clete Kushida

Intercepting SRBD from Birth
Dr. Umakanth Katwa

The Airway–Alzheimer’s Connection
Dr. Michael Gelb

MMA Surgery: Restoring Function & Hope
Drs. Reza Movahed & Brian Hockel

MARPE: The Bridge Between Non-Surgical and Surgical Expansion
Dr. Bret Christensen

Expanding Possibilities Non Surgically via Expanders & Clear Aligners
Dr. Ben Miraglia

Myofunctional Therapy: The Key to Lifelong Airway Stability
Samantha Weaver & Brittny Murphy

The Future of Surgery: Innovations & Research
Dr. Stanley Liu

Conversations That Will Reshape Airway Health
Dr. Susan Maples

Evening Social:
Sunset “Pulmonaut Party” — Westin Rooftop

Featured Evening Event

Sunset “Pulmonaut Party” — Westin Rooftop

After a full day of impactful sessions, attendees come together to relax and socialize at the Sunset “Pulmonaut Party.” The Pulmonauts—a talented band made up of airway professionals from diverse disciplines—return to provide live entertainment, setting the perfect atmosphere for connection and celebration.

The Pulmonauts perform for the crowd.

Upstream – Preventing Pediatric Airway Dysfunction (Saturday, October 18)

Welcome: Going Upstream Together!
Lauren Gueits & Dr. Dave McCarty

The Current State of the Airway Movement – An Orthodontist’s Perspective
Dr. Mike DeLuke

Guided Growth: Expansive Orthodontics for Ages 3-12
Dr. Ben Miraglia

Fixing the Airway Before Age 6: Why Early Matters
Drs. Loria Nahatis & Kevin Boyd

The First Three Years: Treating Ages 0-3
Dr. Lynda Dean-Duru & Dr. Krystle Dean-Duru

The Light Wire Approach: A Gentle Path to Expansion
Dr. James Bronson

Prenatal Airway Health: Optimizing Outcomes Before Birth
Dr. Jerald Simmons

Gestational Interventions: How We Can Act Sooner
Dr. Kevin Boyd

The Future of Pediatric Airway Health: Advocacy & Action
Dr. Steve Carstensen & Dr. Loria Nahatis

Bridging the Medical–Dental Gap – It’s Not Disneyland
Dr. Dave McCarty

From Tooth-Focused to Foundation-Focused – My Airway Dentist Journey
Dr. Jenna Schwibner

Vendor Happy Hour & Networking

Conversations continued off-stage at the Vendor Happy Hour during Airway Palooza 2024.

The Lasting Impact

To wrap up Airway Palooza 2025, attendees will walk away not just with new tools and protocols—but with renewed purpose, deeper connections, and a clear path forward in airway-centered care. This year’s program delivers actionable strategies, bold ideas, and collaborative energy from leaders across specialties.

Whether you’re new to the airway movement or advancing your expertise, this event is designed to meet you where you are—and take you further.

Closing moments of Airway Palooza 2024.

As one attendee shared:

“It was amazing to have all like-minded professionals in one room with one common goal of Airway Health for our patients. Often, we feel like the lone warriors in our area and have constant differing of opinions with local ENTs and orthodontists that are not airway trained/minded. Left the Palooza with our minds and hearts full knowing that we are not alone—just the pioneers of Airway Health.”

— Dr. Tamara Strouth

Airway Palooza is more than a conference. It’s a call to unite, to elevate, and to lead the lifesaving shift in airway health.

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