About Us  

Dr. Whittaker has been a general dentist for 38 years. He graduated in 1982 from the University of Washington. For 20 years, he was a part of a periodontal study club where learned to place implants, perform soft tissue grafting, perform osseous surgery, and other periodontal procedures. He has performed thousands of fillings, crowns, root canals, extractions, and surgeries. He has been named one of Spokane’s Top Dentist’s 4 years in a row. He is as experienced as they come.

More importantly, Dr. Whittaker is honest and hardworking. He is proud to attend New Horizons Church on 5 Mile Praire, is the father to 3 children, and has a wonderful wife, Marsha. He enjoys water skiing in the summer, snow skiing in the winter, and walking with his dog Sadie all days of the year. He loves living in Spokane, and providing dentistry to his patients.

Marsha has been with the practice since the beginning. She began in 1984 as an assistant, and has become an integral part of our dental practice. She is our utility team member, and does it all. Marsha assists, does book keeping, maintenance of office equipment, and many more behind the scenes jobs. She has been the glue to the office; we cannot emphasize how important she has been to keeping our office running the past 38 years.

Marsha is the mother to 3 children: Daniel and Stephanie who are both members of our team as well. She has been married to Dr. Whittaker for 36 years. She enjoys spending time with her four grandchildren (soon to be 5),  fishing, and going on walks around the Spokane area. 

Stephanie has been with us since 2010 when she graduated from Eastern Washington University with her RDH license. Stephanie brings great enthusiasm and positivity every time she steps foot in the office.

She has a husband, three children, and two dogs. Her favorite hobby is running and this is evident by her completion of two full marathons, a handful of half marathons, and her annual participation in Bloomsday. Steph’s gentle touch and her always positive attitude allows her to be a great dental hygienist and we are excited for her to return to full time work soon!

 Vikkie is our office manager. She is easy going and very efficient! We love having her as she does a wonderful job managing insurance for patients, payment plans, and appointments. She maintains a positive attitude day in and day out and is constantly working hard for our patients. Born and raised in Spokane, she has been working for a total of 47 years. Vikki is married, has a son and a grandson. She loves traveling to hockey games for her grandson. Her passions are photograph, skiing and reading. Vikki also loves to travel and take road trips as well.

Floralena has become our go to Dental Assistant! She shows up day in and day out ready to work. She has grown so much since joining the practice fresh out of dental assisting school and is as efficient, hard working, and motivated as they get. She is very talented at what she does and makes each patients experience as good as it can be sitting in a dental chair.

Floralena enjoys spending time with her children and family when not at work.

Taylor Whittaker (formerly Wilkins) grew up in Sammamish, WA and attended the University of Washington for her undergraduate degree in molecular biology. During her undergraduate career, she realized that dentistry was the perfect combination of science and art. She enjoys having the ability to perform procedures on patients to immediately effect change and improve their health and quality of life. Since graduating from the University of Washington School of Dentistry, she has worked in both private practice and community health. She enjoys working with pediatric patients and takes pride in helping the “nervous patient” feel comfortable in the dental chair.

Dr. Taylor is married to Dr. Dan, and has joined the practice part-time as the third, and first female, Dr. Whittaker. The two young dentists sat next to each other in dental school because of their last-names and the rest is history! She gave birth to their son, Jackson in December of 2022, and splits her time between being “Mom”, a dentist, and teaching hot yoga. 

April has been with our team for the past two years, and is the friendly face that you see when you first arrive. She does a great job treating all patients in a friendly, courteous, and professional way. We have been very impressed with how hard working she is as she constantly moves from the front office to the back and is multi-talented. When April is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family. She has three wonderful adult children and three beautiful granddaughters. She and her husband often go boating and fishing. She also enjoys crocheting.

Shaleena has been with us for the past year and a half as a dental assistant. She is enthusiastic and positive at all times and makes everyone’s day better while at work. There isn’t anyone in the office who laughs as much as Shaleena does!

She also happens to be an excellent dental assistant. She has grown so much the past year and a half and is a joy to have in the practice.

When not at work, Shaleena enjoys racing Go-Karts, snow machining, and spending time with her family.