About us
Serving Others and Changing lives
Our mission is to reimagine dentistry to change the lives of our patients, teammates and the communities we serve. We are led by a group of passionate, innovative, and experienced clinicians and business professionals who share the same goal – deliver Outstanding Patient Experiences. In doing so, we fulfill our mission to truly improve our patients’ lives.
We invite you to meet our leadership team, learn about our values, and take a deeper dive into the history of our company below.
Meet the Team
Business Leadership Team
David Lohmann
Chief Executive Officer
Matt Hale
President & Chief Operating Officer
DR. Michael Fooshée
Chief Clinical Operations Officer
DR. Rollin Sarradet
Chief Dental Officer
Tully Wyatt
Chief Financial Officer
David Hanson
Chief Information Officer
Jake Dold
Chief Marketing Officer
Stephanie Paris
VP - HR, Onboarding & Development
Justin Winders
VP - Operations
Ben Willoughby
VP - Business Development
Jared Mitchel
VP - Talent Acquisition
Clinical Leadership Council
DR. Michael Fooshée
Chief Clinical Operations Officer
DR. Rollin Sarradet
Chief Dental Officer
Dr. Layla Lohmann
Clinical Leadership Council
Dr. Thomas Nabors
Clinical Leadership Council
Dr. David Seguin
Clinical Leadership Council
Apex Values
In order for our patients to have an Outstanding Patient Experience, we must apply Integrity, our commitment to Excellence, and a Service mindset to each touchpoint in the patient journey.
Integrity
Integrity is the foundation of our organization. It is not only critical to how we do business, it is critical to who we are. It is a primary factor in who we choose to work with and the first attribute we evaluate as we recruit partners and teammates. We hold the trust patients place in us as our most valued asset, one that must never, ever be put at risk or thrown into question. We do what is right for our patients, our practices, our teammates, and ourselves, in that order. We strive to be the shining example to which we want our children to aspire.
Excellence
In everything we do, we commit ourselves to doing it with excellence. No matter the size or type of task, if we are going to do something, we are going to do it right and in a way that we are proud of. Our patients, our company, our teammates, and ourselves deserve nothing less. Implicit in this value is our commitment to continuous learning and improvement. We can achieve and maintain excellence only by learning, changing, and growing every day.
Service
Service is both a mindset and the core of our mission. The value of service is about priorities and where our focus lies. As an organization, we are focused first on being of service to our patient, second on being of service to our teammates, and third on being of service to our neighbor. We place our focus on serving others and know that if we do that well, our own success follows. We focus not on how we can be better off, but on how we can make them better off. Tightly integrated with this value is the concept of Servant Leadership, the model of leadership whereby the leader’s primary goal is to serve. We practice and preach servant leadership throughout our organization.
Our History
Founded in 2014 by Matt Hale, David Lohmann, and Dr. Layla Lohmann, Apex has grown to be a leading group practice organization with over 170 providers serving over 100,000 active patients each year. From the beginning, Apex has remained focused on supporting the delivery of the highest quality care through a non-branded, private practice model centered around the long-term, doctor-patient relationship.
The initial idea that eventually became Apex’s Private Practice Reimagined® model came from a combination of David and Matt’s business background and Dr. Lohmann’s experience in the early part of her career. Like many practitioners today, Dr. Lohmann started her career at a large, branded DSO. The DSO was well run and provided Dr. Lohmann with the opportunity to practice without the traditional burdens of running a small business. However, her experience there highlighted the shortcomings of that branded model. Short-term patient relationships, highly prescriptive protocols, and a focus on production per visit were all elements that didn’t align with her personal care philosophy. Discussing this experience with David, Dr. Lohmann wondered why there wasn’t an organization out there that could provide what she was looking for as a dentist – a place that was patient-focused where she could practice with clinical independence but be completely supported on the business side. An organization like that would provide her with a home that aligned with her practice philosophy and values while also removing the traditional business burdens of private practice.
The idea clicked with David and Matt, and together, the three explored the opportunity to build a quality-focused dental group, blending the best attributes of private practice with the benefits of a group practice model. As Matt and David surveyed the industry landscape, they were struck by the situation the industry found itself in. At that time, younger dentists were searching for high-quality, employment-based practice options, finding very few. Dentists later in their careers were looking for a structured path toward retirement that allowed them to accomplish their goals while providing their patients with continued quality care. Apex was created to fill that void, acting as a bridge between these two groups and securing private practice values in the future of dentistry.
While the goals of Apex were always grand, none of the founders could have dreamed that in such a short period of time, Apex would become such a strong family composed of more than 350 teammates committed to delivering the highest standard of care and having fun while doing it.
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