Executive Committee

PRESIDENT

Dr Jean Poirier

Dr Poirier completed is DMD degree at Montreal university in 1984 with the Canadian Armed Forces. Upon completion, he did military service, where he served with the UN in Cyprus, and after as the dentist of the Citadelle in Quebec city. He finished his residency in oral and maxillo-facial surgery at Laval University in 1995 (Enfant-Jésus Hospital). He then completed his training with a Fellowship in maxillo-facial reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital (New York) in 1997, at Jackson Memorial Hospital(Miami) in 1998 and finally at the Sick Children’s ( Toronto) in 1999.

He is a member of the Department of Surgery, ENT division, Medical faculty, University of Montreal since 1995 where he acts as assistant-clinical-professor of maxillo-facial surgery. Since 1999, Dr Poirier is a faculty of AO-North-America and has lectured and chaired at numerous scientific meetings of the association. He was a member of the executive committee of the Quebec association of OMFS from 2003-2019 where he was vice-president from(2005-2013) and president(2013-2017). he was also on the executive committee of the Canadian Association of OMFS.

He has a private practice in Saint-Leonard and Vaudreuil-Dorion and operates at Maisonneuve-Rosemont and Lachine hospitals. Dr Poirier’s OMFS practice covers all fields of the specialty with a special focus on reconstructive orthognatic( Maxillo-mandibular advancement and TMJ surgery.

VICE-PRESIDENT

Dr André Shenouda

• Diplômé en médecine dentaire en 2006 de l’Université McGill, DMD
• Résidence multidisciplinaire, Hôpital Royal Victoria, Université McGill, 2007
• Programme de spécialité en Parodontie, Université de Rochester, 2010
• Obtention d’un fellowship en parodontie du Collège Royal du Canada, 2010
• Pratique privée à Pointe-Claire
• Clinicien et Responsable de Parodontie, 2010-2018. Université McGill, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Programme de Résidence Multidisciplinaire, Hôpital Général de Montréal et Hôpital Royal Victoria
• Professeur invité. Université de Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
• Récipiendaire du Prix d’Excellence en Enseignement à temps partiel, Université de Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
• Ancien président de l’Association des Parodontistes du Québec, 2018-2020
• Membre de l’Académie Canadienne des Parodontistes
• Membre de l’American Academy of Periodontology

TREASURER

Dr Normand Aubre

Doctor Normand Aubre completed his doctorate in dental medicine at Université de Montréal in 1977. After eight years of general dentistry, he obtained his certificate in endodontics from the Henry M. Goldman School of Postgraguate Dentistry, Boston University in 1987. Upon his return to Canada, he started his private practice in endodontics in Laval and is still a practicing endodontist to this day. He has been involved with the Canadian Academy of Endodontics in creating the Standard of Practice document, was president of the Québec Endodontists Association, and is joining the executive committee of the Quebec Federation of Dental Specialists.

During his career, he promoted continuing education in endodontics thru many lectures at the Journées Dentaires, around the province and at the international level. Additionally, he was an associate professor at McGill's multidisciplinary residence at the Montreal Children's Hospital for 26 years.

His will to gather members of the dental community has manifest itself by organizing a number of convention at the local, canadian and american level. He is the proud father of three and maintains an active life by travelling and sports.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dr. Véronique Benhamou

• Baccalauréat en sciences - Université McGill - 1979
• Doctorat en médecine dentaire - Université McGill - 1986
• Certificat en parodontologie - School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston University - 1989
• Professeur, Directeur de la Division de Parodontologie, Université McGill - (1999-2013)
• Membre de l'Ordre des dentistes du Québec
• Membre de l'académie canadienne de parodontologie
• Membre de l'American Academy of Periodontology
• Fellow de l'International Team of Implantology (ITI)
• Membre de l'association des parodontistes du Québec (exécutif 2001-2008)
• Pratique privée en parodontologie à Montréal

COORDINATOR

Michèle Villemure

Holding a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and a master's degree in Biomedical sciences from the Université de Montréal, Ms. Villemure has been working with the FDSQ part-time since 2018. In addition to assisting in the progress of the various projects carried out by the Federation, she is the contact person for the members and the general public, who can reach her via the telephone number and email address of the FDSQ.

PAST-PRESIDENT

Dr Dominic Côté

• Doctorat en Médecine Dentaire - Université de Montréal - 1997
• Résidence Multidisciplinaire - St.Joseph Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY - 1998
• Fellowship en Chirurgie - University of Washington, Seattle, WA - 1999
• Certificat et Maîtrise en Endodontie - Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA - 2006
• Responsable de la section d’Endodontie - Résidences Multidisciplinaires, McGill University, Hôpital Général de Montréal et Hôpital Royal Victoria - 2007-2015
• Clinicien - Programme de 2e cycle en Endodontie Université Laval - 2015-présent
• Membre de l'Ordre des dentistes du Québec
• Membre de l'American Association of Endodontists
• Membre de l'Association des Endodontistes du Québec (exécutif depuis 2015)
• Pratique privé en Endodontie à Ville Mont-Royal et à Rosemère