Mission Statement

Premier Dental Office Managers of Iowa's mission is to provide Dental Resources, Education, And Management Support to dental office managers and administrative team members. Through educational seminars, speaker presentations, and social events, our study club fosters an atmosphere of learning and networking. PDOM of Iowa’s field of D.R.E.A.M.S. inspires dental professionals to take initiative to improve and enhance the relationships we have with our patients, doctors, team members, and colleagues.

Meet Our Board Members

Chavelle Rice, FAADOM

President

Chavelle began her dental career 19 years ago. She has experience as an educator, expanded functions level II dental assistant and director of operations.

As a proud member of the American Association of Dental Office Management, Chavelle attended her first AADOM conference in 2015 and was inspired to start Premier Dental Office Managers of Iowa. She earned her AADOM Fellowship (FAADOM) in 2020 and is working towards her AADOM Mastership (MAADOM).

Chavelle is married and has 3 amazing children. In her spare time, you can find her spending time with her family, crafting and playing Animal Crossing.

Lisa Young

Vice President

Lisa began her dental career over 25 years ago as a registered dental assistant. She continued her education to become an expanded functions assistant.

In October of 2016 Lisa became the office manager of Dimples Family Dentistry. Lisa enjoys working with the staff at Dimples, as they all share the same loving and caring attitude towards all patients. Her goal is to ensure that each patient has a positive dental experience.

She resides in Norwalk and has two adult children.

Jessica Wissler

Secretary

Jessica started in the dental industry in 2008, as a dental assistant. She strives to continue and grow her knowledge and education everyday. Jessica began working in management in 2017 and appreciates that this role allows her to be analytical, while supporting her team, and still helping people.

In her free time she loves to spend time with her husband and 3 kids. Their oldest two daughters are 13 and 10 and are involved in soccer, cheerleading, and track. This keeps their evenings and weekends full as they cheer them on! Their son is just under 1 and is keeping them busy as he tries to discover this world around him.

Jessica used to do wedding photography professionally and still enjoys doing pictures for fun. Jessica is also trying to turn herself into a runner!