21/08/2026
I had the opportunity to spend a day at Dr. Audrey Yoon’s practice, shadowing her, observing her clinical approach, and getting to see MARPE placement firsthand.
Dr. Yoon is a leading voice in MARPE, customized expansion, and the role of maxillary expansion in airway and sleep-disordered breathing. Seeing the appliance being placed and, more importantly, understanding the thought process behind its use was an incredible learning experience.
There’s a very different kind of learning that happens when you step into someone’s clinical space and watch them work. You pick up on the nuances that no course or textbook can quite capture, the way they assess a patient, communicate, make decisions, and adapt in real time.
I walked away with so much to think about, a notebook full of takeaways, and an even greater appreciation for clinicians who continue to question, research, and push the field forward.
Grateful for the opportunity to learn from one of the clinicians shaping the conversation around airway-focused orthodontics and expansion.