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DINKS with Dr. Fred Poirier, Align Faculty Member

November 10, 2023

DINKS with Dr. Fred Poirier, Align Faculty Member

Send us Fan Mail If you want to bring digital scanning into your office BUT want to start with a scanner that can do way more than take a digital impression, then it is time to consider an iTero scanner. https://marketing.aligntech.com/m/887ab2575b2be58/original/Align-Oral-Health-Suite.mp4 If you already own an iTero, catch an upcoming webinar listed in the comments below to learn about the new Oral health Suite to make sure you are using all the newest features. A huge thank you to our educational partner: Align Tech, Inc and our guest Dr. Fred Poirier. Check out the link below to find out more about iTero scanners and the many ways they can work in your practice. https://cloud.info.itero.com/DINKS Dr. Poirier graduated from the University of Montreal in 1996 with a DMD and obtained a bachelor's degree in microbiology from the same university. For the last 20 years he has developed a great amount of knowledge in orthodontics by treating more than 4,000 patients with the help of myofunctional appliances and braces. Since 2003 Dr. Poirier has provided Invisalign treatment to his patients. With more than 2000 Invisalign® cases, he joins our Elevate Speaker Team as one of the few general dentists who has claimed the title of Top 1% provider. He has been an Align Technology, Inc. Faculty Member since 2015. Learning from the best orthodontic speakers in the world has given him the passion for sharing his knowledge with others. He has lectured in French and English to doctors in Europe, the United States and Canada. When not teaching, Dr. Poirier runs a flourishing practice of five dentists and 20 staff members on the south-shore of Montreal.

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If you want to bring digital scanning into your office BUT want to start with a scanner that can do way more than take a digital impression, then it is time to consider an iTero scanner.

https://marketing.aligntech.com/m/887ab2575b2be58/original/Align-Oral-Health-Suite.mp4

If you already own an iTero, catch an upcoming webinar listed in the comments below to learn about the new Oral health Suite to make sure you are using all the newest features.

A huge thank you to our educational partner: Align Tech, Inc and our guest Dr. Fred Poirier.

Check out the link below to find out more about iTero scanners and the many ways they can work in your practice.

https://cloud.info.itero.com/DINKS

Dr. Poirier graduated from the University of Montreal in 1996 with a DMD and obtained a bachelor's degree in microbiology from the same university. For the last 20 years he has developed a great amount of knowledge in orthodontics by treating more than 4,000 patients with the help of myofunctional appliances and braces. Since 2003 Dr. Poirier has provided Invisalign treatment to his patients. With more than 2000 Invisalign® cases, he joins our Elevate Speaker Team as one of the few general dentists who has claimed the title of Top 1% provider. He has been an Align Technology, Inc. Faculty Member since 2015. Learning from the best orthodontic speakers in the world has given him the passion for sharing his knowledge with others. He has lectured in French and English to doctors in Europe, the United States and Canada. When not teaching, Dr. Poirier runs a flourishing practice of five dentists and 20 staff members on the south-shore of Montreal.


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