Family Life:Dr. Kelly is a lifelong resident of Grant County. He started his practice in 1984. He has two grown children. Cassie is a Purdue graduate and is in her residency at Chicago's Rush Hospital, where she will be specializing as an OB/GYN. Collin is an Indiana University graduate from the School of Business. He started his career at Charles Schwab and married in October 2018.
Outside of dentistry, Dr. Kelly enjoys bike riding, pickle ball, tennis, and golf. He likes spending time in the great outdoors hunting birds, and also enjoys home renovating. He participated in the Little 500 for 3 years and was on the winning teamin 1978. As a result of the win, he participated in the making of the film,Breaking Away.
Family Life:Dr. Leighty has been a part of the community since he was 6 years old. He and his wife, Sandy, have been married since 1999 and have 3 beautiful daughters: Lauren, Krista, and Emily. He is also blessed to have a granddaughter, Leighton, and son-in-law, Julian. When Dr. Leighty is not busy making beautiful smiles, he enjoys just being outdoors, hunting, fishing, and especially spending time with his family at their lake cottage on Syracuse Lake.
What are your goals for yourself and PDC?'My goal for PDC is to provide exceptional dental care and service to our patients. My personal goal is to make a positive impact on our community and legacy that my children are proud of.'
Family Life:Dr. Hoover has an older brother and a younger sister in California. His mother, a nonagenarian, lives in Richmond, IN. He enjoys the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra- especially POPS and Symphony on the Prairie.
Education and Continuing Education:Dr. Hoover has a BA in Chemistry from IU in 1977. He graduated from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1981. He also completes over 10 hours of post graduate continuing education credits in the dental field each year!
Why did you choose dentistry? 'Dentistry is a service-oriented profession. You spend your time helping other people. Smiling is the universal language- expressing joy and laughter- and it 's often the first thing we notice about others. Dentistry is rewarding work when we improve people 's lives with a nice, healthy smile.'
What are your goals for yourself and PDC? 'Dentistry is a team-oriented profession. My goal is to work with the PDC team and the patient to restore, improve, and maintain each patient 's oral health. Our goal is to give every patient a smile that they 're proud to wear.' .
Family Life:Dr. John recently relocated to Marion from Huntington to join our practice. He enjoys spending time with his wife and extended family. He also enjoys hiking, fishing, hunting, and basically anything outdoors. He really loves working with his hands and does anything from working on cars, to woodworking, to metal works.
Education and Continuing Education:Dr. John graduated from Bishop Luers High School and the University of St. Francis, both in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He most recently graduated from the Indiana University School of Dentistry.
About Amanda: Amanda has been a part of the team since 2007! Some of her hobbies include reading, traveling, and anything outdoors. She enjoys volunteering her time at IndianaMom, an organization that provides free dental care, and has participated since 2015.
About Michelle:Michelle enjoys spending time with her husband, kids, and grandkids. She has 3 boys, a daughter, a daughter-in-law, 2 grandchildren, and 2 stepdaughters. Her happy place is at home with all her family on their little hobby farm, where she has 2 donkeys, a horse, 2 dogs, chickens, and a parrot!
Why did you choose dentistry?[My interest]started in high school, through the school-to-work program for dental assisting because aperson's smile is the first thing that I notice. I enjoyed it so much that I continued assisting at my training office. [Plus] scrubs are so comfortable!
What are your goals for yourself and the office as PDC?[My goal is] to help Dr. Ron Munson's patients comfortably transition to PDC and to be an asset to the awesome front office team that keeps PDC running so smoothly.
Family Life:Shelly has been with her fiance, Ron, for 16 years. She has three daughters, 1 son-in-law, three grandsons, and one granddaughter. enjoys cooking, gardening, traveling, and spending time with her family. She has 3 daughters, 1 son-in-law, and 3 grandsons. He has one son and one daughter. She enjoys cooking, gardening, traveling, camping - anything outdoors, and spending time with family.
Education and Continuing Education:She graduated from Mississenewa High School in 2018 and graduated from Ross Medical Education in 2019 with a diploma in dental assisting, which is when she joined our team. She then went back in 2020 and got her expanded functions degree from Ivy Tech.
Family Life:Cassie is married to her wonderful husband, Andrew Wright they have three beautiful children. Natalie, Owen, and Blayden. She loves the outdoors, playing tennis, reading, spending time with family, painting, and home improvements.
Education and Continuing Education:She graduated from Mississenewa High School in 2012 and then attended Ivy Tech and Ross Education Center to become a dental assistant. She has since become an expanded functions, dental assistant.
Why did you choose dentistry? 'Helping others learn about their oral health and providing compassionate care. Being able to be part of boosting someone 's confidence just by helping improve their smile is also very rewarding, along with building lifelong relationships along the way.
What are your goals for yourself and PDC? 'My Goal for myself for the office is to earn potential, become more independent, and continue to boost my confidence in my role as an EFDA ( expanded functions dental assistant ). continuing to learn and move up as an individual and as an office.
Family Life:Jessica has been married to her husband since 2007. They have three daughters Airiyelle, Brittany, and Ashlihn. They enjoy taking our camper to different campgrounds with their two dogs Harley and Hugo. Jessica and her husband also enjoy traveling and concerts.
Education and Continuing Education:Jessica graduated from Lakeview Christian School in 1991. She then attended Taylor University for 2 years. She has been in Dentistry since 1999 as an expanded function dental assistant. She joined the PDC team in November 2018.
Why did you choose dentistry? 'I kind of fell into it. My brother is a dentist and had a practice in Kokomo. He asked me to come work for him and it was the best decision I have ever made. To be able to help people gain confidence again with a beautiful smile is very rewarding.'
Family Life:Tiffany has been married to Keith since 2005 and they have 5 kids- Taylor, Gerrick, Keith R, Baileigh, and Raegan. They have 2 dogs, Sylas and Boston. Her hobbies include reading, spending time with her family, boating, and hunting.
About Elizabeth:Elizabeth was raised in Mooresville, IN. She and her husband, Taylor, lived in Speedway from 2014 until October 2020, when they moved into a family farmhouse in Fairmount. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, family, and her dog, Mallard.
Family Life:Jamie and her husband, Luke, married in 2009 and is a proud police wife. They have 2 beautiful children, Henry and Elliott, and their dog Evie. Jamie enjoys the busy mom life, shuffling between football games and other school activities. She also likes to travel and watch true-crime documentaries.
Education and Continuing Education:Jamie graduated from Alexandria-Monroe High School class of 2007. Jamie received her technical certificate in Dental Assisting from Ivy Tech Community College in 2009 and returned back to earn her Associates in Dental Hygiene and her license to administer local anesthesiain 2019.
Why did you choose dentistry?She wanted to work in healthcare and help care for people but also wanted a position that provided good family hours and positive experiences along with growing bonds with her patients.
What are your goals for yourself and PDC?'My goals are to provide exceptional service as a dental hygienist and to build rapport with my patients that shows them PDC is truly a place to make their dental home.'
Education and Continuing Education:Linda is a graduate of Oak Hill High School. She attended Indiana State University pre-hygiene, and IU School of Dentistry to become a hygienist. She is CPR certified and completes numerous Continuing Education courses. Linda has been a team member since 1989.
Education and Continuing Education: She attended Ross Medical Education Center in Kokomo and graduated in 2017 to become a dental assistant. She had since moved to the front desk to expand her knowledge. She also has an interest in social work!
