Meet Your Friendly Dental Team – Las Cruces, NM
A Team of Friendly Dental Experts
At Painted Skies Dental Center, making sure that you’re educated on your oral health is just as important as providing you care and services that you can rely on. In order to deliver this high standard of care, ensure your comfort, and answer all of your questions, we needed to employ an expert team that could answer the call!
Heather, Office Manager
Heather has been part of our dental office for over a decade now, and she receives an incredible amount of fulfillment every day from working with such an exceptional team. She also enjoys helping our wonderful patients feel at ease during their dental visits. Away from the dental office, Heather has a beautiful family of four that includes her husband Hector (a City of Las Cruces firefighter) and two children, Alycia and Damien, who are both amazing musicians! As a family, they enjoy swimming, hiking, watching scary movies, reading, playing games, and are big travel enthusiasts. As for personal interests, she’s a HUGE Harry Potter and Agatha Christie nerd and loves animals. One day, she hopes to have a piece of land that can be a loving home for all kinds of creatures.
Konni, Dental Insurance Coordinator
Konni has worked in the dental world for over 15 years now, and she always goes the extra mile to help our patients maximize their dental insurance benefits. At home, she is married with two young kids. Outside of the dental office, you can often find her hanging out with the family, wakeboarding, and snowboarding. She’s also musically inclined and plays both the piano and flute!
Kayla, Front-End Administrator/Insurance Specialist
Kayla does a great job at educating our patients about the importance of dental work and how it connects to overall health, which is something that far too many people don’t realize! As our Front End Administrator and Insurance Specialist, you’ll find her more than happy to help patients understand their coverage plans so that they know what to expect when getting dental care. At home, Kayla lives with her amazing life partner, her son, and their family dogs. Some of her favorite hobbies include gardening, painting, baking, practicing photography, hiking, bike riding, and snowboarding. As a major animal lover, she also enjoys volunteering at shelters.
Megan, Front Office Administrator
Megan loves being part of an amazing and passionate team that is just as excited to help patients achieve their best smiles as she is. She attended New Mexico State University and is certified in CPR. You’ll typically find her helping at the front desk to welcome patients and make the process as smooth as possible for them. If she isn’t at the office, Megan is spending quality time with her wonderful husband and their children. She enjoys doing things like mountain biking, traveling to new places, and watching her kids play soccer. One fun fact about her: she is an avid yogi and hopes to one day be an instructor in her free time!
Naomi, Dental Hygienist
Naomi’s dental career covers well over a full decade now, and she never gets tired of educating patients on the lifelong importance of oral health in relation to overall wellbeing. She’s a very goal-driven person who will do whatever it takes to achieve something once she’s set her mind on it! At home, she is married with two children. Her favorite hobbies include working out and appreciating the outdoors.
Natalie, Dental Hygienist
For over five years now, Natalie has worked hard to provide our patients with high-quality care that positively influences their overall health well into the future. Her parents also work in the medical community here in Las Cruces, and she has a younger brother as well. Outside of the dental world, she is a musician who regularly plays at venues all over town. Some of her other interests include CrossFit, traveling, and experiencing new cultures/foods.
Kaitlin, Lead Dental Assistant
As our lead dental assistant, Kaitlyn loves the rewarding feeling that comes from helping a patient get out of dental pain or finally achieve the confident smile of their dreams! Seeing their faces light up at the end of treatment means the world to her. She studied at Santa Fe Community College and is always excited to learn more to expand her skills. Away from work, Kaitlyn spends plenty of quality time with her mom, two sisters, and nephew. As for hobbies, she likes to hike (especially in the Las Cruces desert or the Taos Mountains), skateboard, try new foods, do makeup, read, and binge-watch true crime documentaries. One interesting fact about her: she began her career in dentistry after needing orthognathic surgery!
Rebekah, Dental Assistant
A native of Las Cruces, Rebekah studied at Doña Ana Community College to earn her certification as a dental assistant. Not only does she enjoy working alongside skilled dentists, but she especially loves to help patients improve their oral health and leave our office with a more confident grin. Whenever she isn’t at the office, Rebekah spends much of her time with her family and loved ones by either watching movies or being outdoors. Her hobbies include reading, running, and hiking. She also enjoys organizing and can be found doing so at the office.
Alicia, Dental Assistant
Originating from Alamogordo, NM, Alicia has been working in the world of dentistry for close to a decade and enjoys every minute of it. She studied at New Mexico State University for her degree in Business Office Technology for Legal Concentration before attending Apollo College in Albuquerque for her license in dental assisting. She greatly appreciates the work environment and being part of a team that makes her feel like she belongs while also being able to make a difference in the lives of others. Alicia is very close with her family and loves spending time with them. On her own, she enjoys working out at the gym, watching movies, and solving puzzles.