A Clinical Workflow for MARPE/BAME
From Case Selection to Post-expansion Braces and/or Aligner Staging
July 9-10, 2027 | Earn up to 16* CE credits | $800 | In-person or online | Limited capacity
* This number is an estimate. Your regulatory body will issue the credits.
This isn't just another seminar; this intensive provides a roadmap to confidently perform miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) and bone-anchored maxillary expansion (BAME).
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What you will learn
Program overview
Participants will gain actionable insights into diagnostic protocols and CBCT bone analysis for predictable case selection, minimizing surgical risks and accurately assessing sutural maturity in adult patients.
This course can either be livestreamed online or participants can attend in-person. If attending in person, there will be a hands-on portion.
Learning objectives
Stay tuned. An outline of learning objectives will be shared soon.
Questions?
Contact us at dentce@ualberta.ca
Pricing and details
Prerequisites
To be eligible for this program, participants must have an active practicing license from their dental regulatory authority in Canada.
Location
University Commons (Formerly known as Dent/Pharm)
Dates and time
Course hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. View available dates on the registration page.
Disclaimers
Online materials are accessible for one year.
Our leading faculty
Dr. Manuel Oscar Lagravère Vich
Director, orthodontic graduate program
Dr. Lagravère, DDS, MSc, PhD, was born in Lima, Peru, where he completed his degree in dental science (2000) and masters in science (2003) at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.
After this, he moved to Edmonton to pursue a PhD in orthodontic which was completed in July 2009 in the University of Alberta. Since then, Lagravère has moved in the faculty ranks being promoted to tenured-professor in orthodontics since July 2023 where he is involved in teaching orthodontics to undergraduates and postgraduates students.
During his time in teaching and doing research, Lagravère has won several awards and has published over 160 papers in important scientific journals. In July 2025, he became the director of the orthodontic graduate program at the University of Alberta.
Presently, he runs several clinical trials involving orthodontic treatments and its impact on airway, skeletal, and dental changes. In several of these trials, he works jointly with universities from the US, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Mexico. His research mainly focuses on the areas of maxillary expansion, bone-anchored mechanics, and three-dimensional analysis. He is also the Director of the Applied Oral Health Research Unit.
Questions?
Contact us at dentce@ualberta.ca
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