Division of Dental Hygiene

Meet our UNM Dental Hygiene Graduate Students!

Irma Poblano, RDH, BSDH


A native Albuquerquean, Irma Poblano’s interest in dental hygiene sparked up in 10th grade. After a high school internship at Dr. Robert Supple’s office, Irma knew that she definitely wanted to pursue dental hygiene. She graduated in 2006 from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor’s in Dental Hygiene and immediately decided to continue her education into the Master’s program. Her research will be targeting local elementary school nurses’ dental sealant knowledge. Currently, Irma continues to work at Dr. Supple’s office. She has served as a junior clinic instructor at UNM, as treasurer for Sigma Phi Alpha and as a Board of Trustee member on NMDHA. Someday she would like to work abroad possibly in Switzerland.