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Dr. Poidmore

Dr. Paolo Poidmore is a Sacramento-area native and graduate of Jesuit High School. After completing four years of undergraduate studies, four years of dental training, and three years of orthodontic training, Dr. Poidmore returned to his hometown to start his career.

Dr. Poidmore received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of San Diego in 2002. He then attended the University of Southern California where he received his dental degree in 2006, and finally he received his orthodontic specialty training under world-renowned orthodontist Dr. Anthony Gianelly at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Poidmore’s favorite aspect of orthodontics is the great variety of challenges presented by each individual patient and the detail and thought processes involved in determining the highest quality and most predictable outcome in each situation.

In his free time, Dr. Poidmore enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing golf, BBQing, working out, going to church, studying theology, cooking, attending sporting events, and eating homemade Italian food! Dr. Poidmore and his wife were married in 2013.

Dr. Crawford

Dr. Brian Crawford is a native of San Jose, California. He attended San Jose State University before being accepted to the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. While attending dental school, Dr. Crawford received one of five scholarships offered nationwide from the United States Air Force.

After graduating Cum Laude in 2000, Dr. Crawford was awarded a place in an Air Force Advanced Education in General Dentistry program in Wichita Falls, Texas. He finished at the top of his residency and was assigned to Beale AFB in Marysville, California.

Upon completion of his commitment to the Air Force, Dr. Crawford and his wife decided to stay in the area. He then joined a Family and Cosmetic Dentistry office in Roseville as an associate dentist. During this time, he took continuing education courses in orthodontics and started performing orthodontics in the office.

Dr. Crawford found immense enjoyment in orthodontics and considered it the ultimate in cosmetic dentistry. He decided he wanted to create beautiful smiles full time and applied to the most competitive specialty in dentistry. He was accepted and graduated from the University of Colorado Orthodontic Residency Program. Upon completion of his residency, he and his wife returned to their home in Lincoln, California.

Dr. Graff

Dr. Megan Graff has joined our practice as a partner doctor at the Auburn location!

Dr. Megan Graff is a native of Redding, California. She received her Bachelor degree from UCLA before attending dental school at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where she was awarded a prestigious Air Force scholarship to complete her doctorate.

After graduating dental school, Dr. Graff garnered a coveted slot in the Air Force Advances Education in General Dentistry program in Bossier City, Louisiana. She graduated from that program as salutatorian and was then assigned to Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma, where she led her clinic as Chief of Dental Services. After serving her country for eight years, Dr. Graff decided it was time to pursue her true dental passion – orthodontics.

Undeterred by the difficulty of the field, she succeeded in being awarded a resident position at the University of Colorado Orthodontics Residency Program, where she completed a Master of Science in Dentistry and obtained her Orthodontics certification. While a resident, she conducted groundbreaking research in the critical field of patient treatment monitoring by leveraging novel advancements in photo-documentation technology.

Upon graduation, and after a decade of Air Force moves, Dr. Graff, her husband, and their twin girls traveled back to their home state of California and were finally able to put down roots for good.

Dr. Tsunoda

Dr. Kan Tsunoda has joined our practice as a partner doctor at the Antelope location!

Dr. Tsunoda was born and spent his early childhood in Japan and speaks fluent  Japanese. When he was a teenager his father’s job relocated the family to Canada.  Over time his family settled in California where he resides with his wife and children.

Dr. Tsunoda left Canada to attend Brigham Young University in Utah where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience. He then pursued a doctorate degree at Palmer College of Chiropractic and graduated summa cum laude and salutatorian.  Dr. Tsunoda continued his education further by graduating from Midwestern University  College of Dental Medicine-Illinois with honors and received his Doctor of Dental  Medicine degree there. Because of his love for orthodontics, he decided to specialize in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he received his Orthodontic Certificate and Master of Science degree in Oral  Biology.

Dr. Tsunoda moved his family from Wisconsin to California to be closer to family and settle down. He and his wife have 4 beautiful children. Dr. Tsunoda is so grateful that the kids have blended well into the local community and to the school districts.  He and his wife are happy they don’t have to snowplow their driveway everyday in  -40 degree weather in Wisconsin! Dr. Tsunoda looks forward to integrating himself within the community, building long term relationships with fellow dentists and the  community.

He and his family love to ski, snowboard, fish, golf and most importantly, Dr. Tsunoda enjoys spending time with his family. He absolutely loves being a father and an orthodontist.