Meet your partners for a more profitable practice

At Dental Whale®, we help dentists be more profitable by reducing their overhead spend, buying the right equipment, servicing their practice, and training their teams.

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Meet our leadership team

Our leaders are recognized among the nation’s foremost experts in dentistry and dental practice management. Discover their individual areas of expertise and how they can help you take your practice to the next level.

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Russ Baker

CEO

Russ Baker's extensive, industry-specific experience in guiding service and sales teams, as well as developing fruitful marketing strategies has been the driving force of his success. His solid background in dental supplies and equipment, in addition to his strong ability to lead, is an asset to his role as leader at Dental Whale.

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Brian Labasco

CFO

Brian LaBasco started with Dental Whale in 2016 after serving in a variety of finance-related roles. Brian started as an analyst at Lehman Brothers in their Global M&A group, specializing in Healthcare services. He then spent time working in private equity for Sun Capital Partners and Palladium Equity Partners focusing on restructuring and growth equity. Brian is a partner in Dental Whale, Dental Whale Practice Group and Yoga Joint.

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Adam Boalt

Serial Technology Entrepreneur

Adam is an entrepreneur that builds and invests in technology companies. His latest business venture is govWorks, launched in 2018. Prior, he founded LiveAnswer, BOALT, and co-founded RushMyPassport.com. Adam is also an investor in several other companies and was involved in the Gov 2.0 Initiative. He has had several speaking engagements on topics ranging from Open Data, Collective Intelligence, Social Media, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.

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Scott Leune, DDS

Founder of Breakaway Practice

Dr. Leune graduated from UT Health Science Center School of Dentistry in 2005. For the last 8 years, Dr. Leune has lectured to thousands of dental professionals & executives sharing his proven systems and marketing and practice design. He has been featured in numerous dental publications and listed as the 'most-subscribed-to-person' on DentalTown.

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Laura Nelson

Founder of Front Office Rocks

Laura has committed years of study to learning how to manage and empower team members and is the founder of Front Office Rocks, the leader in on-demand training for dental practices. Laura witnessed first-hand that continual training was missing in the dental practice and built Front Office Rocks to be a 24/7 virtual resource for dental practices.

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Shawn Lehman

Senior Director of Equipment Sales

An expert in partnering with healthcare professionals to develop and execute the vision for their business and practice, Shawn has 15+ years of capital equipment sales experience and currently leads the sale teams for Dental Whale Equipment Solutions and Dental Fix Equipment. In addition, Shawn is accomplished in guiding DSOs, GPOs, and CHCs to develop and maintain dental equipment formularies.

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Darrine Miller

Vice President of Dental Fix Rx

Darrine Miller has been with Dental Whale since the very beginning. Joining Dental Fix in 2010, Darine's 21 years of experience as an entrepreneur, leader, and strategic thinker has solidified Dental Fix as one of the top repair companies in the nation. The expertise she gained while fulfilling many roles within the manufacturer throughout the years serves her well as the Dental Whale Operations Leader.

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Ready to stop overpaying for your supplies, labs, and equipment?

Whether you need to restock your latex gloves, order a new Intra-oral Scanner, or anything in between, save up to 47% every single time by taking advantage of Dental Whale's buying power.