The Miraval Experience
This retreat is held at Miraval, a world-class wellness resort chosen intentionally to support the wellbeing of the providers attending. Between sessions, you'll enjoy:
- Spa amenities
- Mindfulness classes
- Nourishing meals
- Outdoor escapes
- Quiet spaces for reflection
- A community of like-minded dentists
Miraval is the perfect environment to learn deeply, breathe fully, and return home rejuvenated.
Who is Integrated Airway Institute?
Dr. Meira Berman and Dr. Shira Levy are two general dentists who began working together, each with a foundation in airway dentistry. Over the years, we've found practical ways to bring that knowledge into the realities of a busy general practice.
What we've learned is that dentists can often give patients answers to longstanding concerns, along with a clear path forward. Our patients often express deep appreciation for finally having these issues identified.
As our understanding grew, so did our network. We now work closely with ENTs, PTs, and myofunctional therapists, who are essential for managing multifactorial airway issues. At this retreat, two ENTs will join us to share their perspective and show how dentists can work with medical colleagues to provide more complete care.
By the end of the retreat, you will feel:
- Confident in your airway knowledge
- Clear on how to talk to patients
- Capable of integrating airway screening into your workflow
- Ready to bring airway centric thinking into your everyday practice
- Knowledgeable about the relationship between sleep and TMJ
- Able to fabricate sleep appliances with confidence
- Comfortable reviewing and interpreting home sleep tests
- Recharged and restored
You'll walk into your office on Monday morning with glowing skin, a calm mind, and a new dimension of dentistry at your fingertips.
Thursday
March 11
Evening
Welcome dinner
Time and location TBD
Friday
March 12
9:00 am
Morning lecture
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Afternoon lecture
4:00 pm onward
Resort facilities
Saturday
March 13
9:00 am
Morning lecture
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Afternoon lecture
4:00 pm onward
Resort facilities
Sunday
March 14
Departure day
Check-out time TBD
What we've learned is simple but powerful: dentists are often one of the first healthcare providers to identify airway-related concerns. Patients frequently tell us they're grateful when someone finally connects the dots.
Our journey has led us to build a strong collaborative network of ENTs, PTs, and myofunctional therapists. All are essential partners in managing multifactorial airway issues. Two ENTs (general and pediatric) will join us at the retreat to share their perspective and demonstrate how dentists can collaborate meaningfully with medical colleagues.
Dr. Meira Berman, DMD
Course Director
Meira holds her DMD from the University of Pennsylvania and has pursued advanced training through the Kois Center, the Clinical Mastery Series, and the University of Minnesota's postgraduate continuum. Her commitment to learning led her to airway, where she discovered its relevance across every aspect of patient care. She co-founded IAI (Integrated Airway Institute) around a simple conviction that the right people, the right setting, and focused time together can fundamentally shift how a dentist sees every patient who walks through the door.
Dr. Shira Levy, DMD
Course Director
Shira sees patients at Elements Dental Studio in Evanston, Illinois, where airway, sleep, TMJ, and early orthodontic intervention define her practice. She came to this work through years of CE and a growing certainty that dentists are missing patients who need them. Her goal for attendees is simple: to leave with the ability to look at a patient they've seen a hundred times and recognize the airway in a whole new way.
Dr. Colleen Plein, MD
ENT
Colleen built her practice around a belief that most healthcare systems don't make room for: great care should feel collaborative, unhurried, and genuinely human. Her path to airway work is personal as much as clinical, shaped by firsthand experience. She knows what it means to move through a world that wasn't quite designed for you, and that has shaped how she practices. She comes to the Integrated Airway Institute with the belief that when dentists understand the full impact of disrupted breathing, both on a patient’s health and on how they function and experience daily life, it can permanently transform the way they approach patient care.
Dr. Micah Berman, MD
Pediatric ENT
Micah leads the ENT division at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in Minneapolis, where his practice centers on pediatric airway, obstructive sleep apnea, and craniofacial conditions that require coordinated care across specialties. He trained at Penn, Cornell, Columbia, and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. He comes to IAI after a career spent receiving referrals that often arrive too late, with the conviction that earlier recognition and understanding by dentists can change the course of care.
The Promise
When you walk into your office on Monday morning, you will feel:
- Confident
- Clear
- Capable
- Recharged
- Ready to speak to patients about airway health
- Ready to integrate airway-centric thinking into your everyday workflow
This retreat is your gateway to becoming the dentist who sees what others miss and starts conversations that truly matter.
$6,100
Register nowWant to bring a guest? Email info@integratedairwayinstitute.com and we'll take care of the details.
What's included
- ·12 CE credit hours through AGD PACE
- ·Three nights at Miraval Arizona, plus daily breakfast, lunch and dinner, including the welcome dinner
- ·$175 daily spa credit, and full use of the resort facilities
- ·Courtesy discount on up to two additional nights before or after the retreat. Let us know when you register
Not included: travel to Tucson.
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