Kathi Neal, Office ManagerShe has been in the dental field since 2012. She started as a hygiene assistant and worked her way up to Office Manager. She has been with this great company since 2015. She loves everything about her career but most importantly she loves helping patients and is very passionate about making sure each patient receives quality and individualized care. She has 4 kids and one grandson and on her off time, she loves traveling, being outdoors and just spending time with her friends and family.
Lisa Orozco, RDH~Dental HygienistShe has been in the dental field for over 32 years, she completed the dental hygiene program at El Paso Community College in 1991 and went on to pursue her anesthetic license at Phoenix College. She is passionate about customizing your dental care to your individual needs and expectations in terms of your oral health. Whether you are getting back on track with your oral health or if you are already at a preventative level of health. She will work with you to reach your goals. She likes to spend time with her family, listen to music and keep active working out at her local gym.
Paige Carner, Hygiene AssistantShe joined White Sands Family Dental in 2022. She received her Certified Dental Assistant
degree in 2014 at El Paso Dental Assisting School. She was born and raised in New Mexico.
She enjoys dental assisting because of the new people you get to meet and relationships
you make with the patients and the team you work with. In her free time, she enjoys
spending time with family and traveling.
Cassandra Ramirez, Dental AssistantShe has been assisting for 17 years. She got into dental to be able to keep and maintain my smile and for my family. She also wanted to be able to extend my smile to others. Teeth or lack of can be negative to a person, their health and their mental health. She wanted to be a part of the positive affect. I love hearing the “Wow” or “that was not as bad as I thought it would be.” To be able to cut through some of these dental fears is a big step for me. I like to put patients fears at ease. On my off time, I love spending it with my family, BBQ, throwing knives and riding motorcycles.
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Amanda Turner, Front Desk LeadShe has been working as an assistant in the dental field since 2016. She completed her dental assistant degree at New Mexico State University, Dona Ana campus. In January of 2022, she moved up to the front office lead position. She strives to make dentistry understandable and affordable for every patient. She is extremely proud to be part of such a dynamic team of professionals and enjoys working in an environment that promotes continuous learning and innovation. Her versatility and attention to detail maker her a valuable member of our team.
Dalton Lamczyk, Dental AssistantShe is a New Mexico native and has been in the dental field since 2015. I love assisting and
teaching each patient about dental care. On her free time, she loves spending time outdoors.
Nijeh Bendler, Front Desk
She is originally from the Washington D.C. area and moved to Alamogordo because her husband is in the Air Force. She likes to go hiking and watch movies with her husband and their dog, Leo.
Anna Paula Dizon, Dental HygienistShe was born and raised in the Philippines and migrated to the U.S. in 2000. She graduated dental hygiene school from the college of Lake County in Illinois in 2013. She is a proud Air Force wife for 10 years and she has two great dogs. She loves working out, doing body pump and boot camps. She enjoys hiking and outdoors during her spare time.
Adriella Mendoza, Dental AssistantShe is 23 years old. Beautiful Alamogordo is her hometown. She has been assisting for 3 years now. She is the newest edition to the team and she is excited for this new journey and to be a part of White Sands Family Dental Team!