About Our Team

Dr. James Lipon, DDS, PA

James worked as a general dentist for 13 years before receiving additional years of specialized training as both a pediatric dentist and as a dentist anesthesiologist.

Pediatric dentistry is recognized by the American Dental Association as a dentistry specialty, and dentist anesthesiology training requires a full-residency program. During his anesthesiology residency, James provided IV sedation and general anesthesia for medical procedures including general surgery, orthopedic surgery, head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery and trauma surgery.

James is on faculty at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Minnesota and serves as an attending dentist for pediatric sedation cases at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.

Education

Bachelor of Science
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Doctor of Dental Surgery
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Residency in Dental Anesthesiology
Lutheran Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York

Residency in Pediatric Dentistry
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Board Certifications

Diplomate – American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Diplomate – American Board of Pediatric Dentistry

Licensure

State of Minnesota Board of Dentistry
Dental License # D13930

Lynda Mueller, RN

Lynda has worked as a charge nurse at St. Therese at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale; as the sole registered nurse at a seven-bed urgent care facility; as the evening shift administrative manager at North Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in New Hope and as an emergency department registered nurse at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. She also worked as a pediatric and adult neurosurgical ICU nurse at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center.

Education
North Hennepin Community College, 1978
Augsburg College, 1981
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, 1981

Krystal L. Dopson, RN

Krystal has worked as a registered nurse in the Cardiovascular/Neurological ICU department at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul; at Ridges Surgery Center in Burnsville; at Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis, and as a critical care research registered nurse at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. She also worked as a cardiovascular ICU nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Education
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2009

Jessica Herndon, RN

Jessica has worked as a registered nurse and a clinical support associate at the pediatric health care system Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Education
Normandale Community College
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN), 2007

Shelbey Hascall, RN

Shelbey received her nursing degree in 2018. Prior to that, she served for four years as a combat medic for the Minnesota Army National Guard.

Education
The College of St. Scholastica – Duluth
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2018