Dr. Ranier M. Adarve is a graduate of University of the Philippines College of Dentistry with a degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) in 1996 and Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE) in 2002 from the UP-National Teachers Training Center for Health Professions. For five years, he was a part time faculty member of the UP College of Dentistry while working full time in private practice. In 2002, Dr. Adarve pursued further postgraduate programs in University of Minnesota. He completed Advance Education Program in Prosthodontics and Masters of Science Degree in 2005 and also completed Multimedia Design and Development from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction of the School of Education in the same year.

In 2005, Dr. Adarve was appointed Assistant Professor in Oregon Health and Sciences University and became the Director of Fixed Prosthodontics Program. In 2007, he moved back to University of Minnesota to accept an offer to be a member of the faculty of the Department of Restorative Sciences Division of Prosthodontics, where he was appointed to be the Course Director for Pre Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics. Since then, he had held various teaching and service roles for undergraduate dental students, International students, and Graduate Prosthodontic residents.

Dr. Adarve is an active member of American Dental Education Association (ADEA) since 2004. He became the President of the Educational Research / Development and Curriculum Section of the ADEA in 2011. Currently, he is the most published author in MedEdPORTAL and in 2012; he received the Teaching Excellence Award by ADEA-Colgate Palmolive Co. in recognition of his scholarship and educational innovation.

Dr. Adarve is also a practicing Prosthodontist. He is a consultant of the Minnesota Board of Dentistry for Prosthodontics and also a liaison to Central Regional Dental Testing Center (CRDTS). He lectures locally and internationally and runs a study club for general dentist.