Course 02 · Interdisciplinary Planning

A Two-Day Symposium

SFOT + MARPE

Indications, diagnosis, and interdisciplinary treatment planning for the airway-driven, skeletally complex patient.

October 2–3, 2026 · PMSS Education Center, Glenview, Illinois · $5,500

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Course Overview

Indications, diagnosis, and interdisciplinary treatment planning.

Across two days, a periodontist and an orthodontist co-teach the full scope of combining MARPE and SFOT: how to diagnose, how to plan, when to coordinate orthognathics, and how to treat cases that were previously considered borderline, compromised, or surgical-only.

From One Case

Adult patient. Airway-driven malocclusion. Treated with MARPE and SFOT in coordinated sequence.

CBCT — Pre-treatment baseline — Pre-Treatment Diagnostic baseline.

CBCT — Intervention: MARPE expansion + SFOT corticotomy — Intervention MARPE expansion + SFOT corticotomy.

CBCT — Nine months post-treatment — Nine Months Post Airway expansion, transverse stability, periodontal health.

One case from George's library. The course works through cases like this in detail.

Many of the cases we now treat successfully were once considered borderline, compromised, or surgical-only.

What You'll Cover

Surgical Phenotype Modification & SFOT

Learn the surgical techniques of phenotype modification, including SFOT (Dr. Mandelaris) and how to plan and execute the orthodontic management of these cases before and after SFOT surgery (Dr. Lipkin).

Indications: MARPE, SFOT, or Orthognathic Surgery

Determine when MARPE, SFOT, and / or orthognathic surgery is truly indicated.

Adult Expansion: Skeletal vs. Phenotype-Driven

Expand adult patients predictably using skeletal vs. phenotype-driven approaches.

Alveolar Deficiencies & Periodontal Limitations

Diagnose and manage alveolar deficiencies and understand periodontal limitations.

Phenotype-Driven Treatment Planning in Practice

Incorporate phenotype-driven treatment planning into everyday practice, including decompensating the skeletal malocclusion requiring orthognathic surgery.

Biologic Principles & Timing of SFOT

Understand the biologic principles and timing of SFOT.

Inspiratory Flow, Nasal Resistance & UARS

Identify inspiratory flow-related contributors, including nasal resistance and UARS.

Coordinating Care Across Disciplines

Coordinate care across orthodontics, periodontics, surgery, restorative, and other medical disciplines.

Complex Case Management

Class I / Class II / Class III decompensation. Vertical maxillary excess, including custom anchor plate design and use. Cases requiring "reboost" for completion.

Curriculum

Two-Day Agenda

Ten modules across two days. Each module closes on a clinical decision point: the question the attendee will be equipped to answer.

Day 01 Friday, October 2 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

01 9:00 — 10:30

A New Perspective on Perio · Ortho IDT

Airway-driven, facially generated treatment planning. Why interdisciplinary thinking is no longer optional in the modern adult case, and where most clinicians' training leaves a gap.

Decision When does interdisciplinary coordination shift from optional to required?

02 10:45 — 12:00

Decompensation & the Limits of Conventional Orthodontics

When SFOT becomes necessary to decompensate. How to plan it from the orthodontic side, and the limits of conventional decompensation in the adult patient.

Decision Is this case still solvable without surgical facilitation?

03 1:00 — 2:30

Contemporary Airway Diagnosis

CBCT-based airway assessment from periodontal and orthodontic perspectives. Tongue ties, cranial strains, vertebrae rotations, and when to refer to cranial osteopathy or PT.

Decision Which airway findings change the surgical plan?

04 2:45 — 4:00

Digital Treatment Planning · MARPE & Skeletal Expansion

Orthodontic and surgical planning in the digital era. Non-surgical skeletal expansion (MARPE) versus dental expansion. The Explora 3-D platform and aligner-based therapy support.

Decision MARPE, dental expansion, or both — and in what sequence?

05 4:00 — 5:00

Orthognathic Coordination & Team Workflow

Indications and case setup for orthognathic surgery using MARPE/SFOT. Coordinating the restorative dentist, orthodontist, periodontist, and surgeon. Day-one case presentations.

Decision Who owns the plan when four specialists are involved?

Friday
Evening

Case Dinner with Both Faculty

Treatment-planning conversation and case review with Dr. Mandelaris and Dr. Lipkin. Off-the-record. Included with tuition.

Day 02 Saturday, October 3 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

06 9:00 — 10:30

Corticotomy & Bone Morphotype Modification

When, why, and how to build SFOT into the perio-ortho plan. The biology of how SFOT works — alveolar osteopenia, RAP, and accelerated tooth movement.

Decision When does the morphotype demand surgical modification before mechanics?

07 10:45 — 12:00

Phenotype-Driven Treatment Planning

When to modify the periodontal phenotype and how — soft tissue, hard tissue, anchorage. Aligning gingival and bone modification with orthodontic mechanics.

Decision What phenotype risk requires modification before tooth movement begins?

08 1:00 — 2:00

Vertical Maxillary Excess & Anchor Plate Strategies

Managing VME with SFOT and custom anchor plates. Class II / Class III decompensation strategies inside the SFOT framework.

Decision When can SFOT replace orthognathic surgery — and when does it amplify it?

09 2:00 — 3:00

Mechanics, Aligners, Impactions & Reboost

Timing of orthodontic mechanics post-SFOT through the demineralization phase. Aligners and SFOT. Traction of impacted teeth. When and why to "reboost" to optimize tooth movement.

Decision Has the case lost its biological window — and what reopens it?

10 3:00 — 4:00

Complications & Case Presentations

Identification, intervention, and revision protocols for SFOT and MARPE complications. Final case presentations from both faculty. Open Q&A.

Decision When does a complication require revision — and when does it resolve with time?

Co-Faculty for This Course

Taught by Mandelaris + Lipkin.

A periodontist and an orthodontist co-teaching as equals. The combined perspective is the value.

Dr. George Mandelaris

DDS, MS, FICD, FACD · Diplomate, ABP

Periodontal Co-Faculty

Dr. Mandelaris attended the University of Michigan from undergraduate through dental school. He completed a post-graduate residency program at the University of Louisville, School of Dentistry, where he obtained a certificate in the specialty of Periodontology as well as a Master of Science degree in Oral Biology. Dr. Mandelaris is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and the editor / author of the book Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Springer), one of the first textbooks of its kind in the profession.

What he brings — the surgical, biologic, and bone-morphotype foundation. The phenotype-driven planning system. Two decades of SFOT case data.

Dr. Ilya Lipkin

Orthodontic Specialist · Westwood, NJ

Orthodontic Co-Faculty

NYU College of Dentistry, 1999. Orthodontic residency at NYU Department of Post-Graduate Orthodontics, 2001. More than 20 years in private practice. Adopted skeletal expansion in 2011 and has completed close to 1,000 cases. Lectures nationally and internationally on skeletal expansion, airway, and TMD.

What he brings — the orthodontic decision logic that connects MARPE to airway, growth, and decompensation. Nearly 1,000 skeletal expansion cases of clinical depth.

Curriculum Reference Text

Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Edited by George A. Mandelaris & Brian S. Vence · Springer · 2023

Enrollment

Enrollment is intentionally limited

Reserve a Seat.

Tuition includes the full two-day seminar, the Friday case dinner, all course materials, CME documentation, and direct faculty access throughout. Reserve your seat through the secure registration page; card or ACH bank transfer accepted.

Registration closes when seats fill. Reserve at least sixty days in advance whenever possible.

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Inquiries · Julie Wosik

Course

SFOT + MARPE Course 02 · October 2–3, 2026

Tuition

$5,500 per attendee Includes Friday case dinner

Address

PMSS Education Center 2300 Lehigh Ave., Suite 240 · Glenview, IL 60026

Email Inquiries

jwosik@periodontalmedicine.org

Phone

630-627-3930

Virtual Attendance

Available via Zoom Same tuition · contact Julie to arrange