Meet Dr. Wire

Dr. Wire grew up in a small town near Olympia, Washington, and has always had a passion for the outdoors. As a child, he spent most of his free time riding motorcycles, snow skiing, and participating in team sports. He and his wife, Valerie, and their daughter Tori are delighted to call Spokane home. They can often be found hiking with their dog Yogi, playing pickleball, golfing, snow skiing, or enjoying time on the lake with friends.

Dr. Wire earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Utah School of Dentistry in 2017, graduating with honors and ranked first in his class. He was also inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, which admits only the top students in each dental class.

He then earned a Master of Science in Orthodontics from the University of Iowa in 2019, where he served as Chief Resident of the orthodontic program. His master’s thesis compared mini-screw assisted and traditional rapid maxillary expansion (RME) for widening the upper jaw. His research also took third place in the clinical category of the American Association of Orthodontists’ 2018 resident scholar competition, now the Dr. William R. Proffit Resident Scholar Award. In 2019, the Iowa Section of the American Association for Dental Research awarded him first place in its Orthodontic Post-Doctoral/Graduate Specialty Award.

After graduation, he practiced for several years in Fort Collins, Colorado, before returning home to the Inland Northwest. He serves on the executive council of the Spokane District Dental Society. Since 2025, he has also taught orthodontics to second-year dental students as a course instructor in the University of Washington School of Dentistry’s RIDE program in Spokane.