Dr. Jeffrey A. Labishak grew up on the eastern edge of Jefferson County, along the Ohio River in the small glass-making town of Brilliant, Ohio. Following his high school graduation from Catholic Central High School in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1986, Jeff attended Case Western University in Cleveland, where he played baseball and graduated with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.  Just prior to his graduation from Case Western in 1991, Jeff decided to change career paths. He switched from his pursuit of engineering to dentistry and applied to The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Dr. Jeffrey A. Labishak graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1995.

Soon after, Dr. Jeff, as his patients now call him, moved to Olmsted Falls, just outside of Cleveland, where he began his career working with a very caring group practice for more than four years. During his tenure with this excellent practice, Dr. Jeff learned many of the good habits and thoughtful philosophies that he lives by now. Primarily, he learned to think of the patient’s needs first and to take the time required to do the work right.

In June of 1998, Dr. Jeff married Stacy Strawser, his Ohio State University sweetheart, and in 1999, their desire to be closer to family brought them to Zanesville, Ohio, where Dr. Jeff opened The Smile Shack general family dental practice. Since moving to Zanesville, Dr. Jeff and Stacy have been blessed with four children: daughters Gabrielle, Halle, and Marley, and son, Grady.