Delegate: Nerissa Boggan, BSDH, RDH, AOMT-C
Affiliation: Orofacial Fitness and Advance Peace
Short Bio: Nerissa Boggan, BSDH, RDH, Cert BBM, AOMT-C, is a myofunctional therapist and sleep and breathing educator, and she has worked in the Dental Hygiene field for over 25 years. Nerissa is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Program. She has undergone intensive training in orofacial myology that includes access to and understanding of thorough treatment programming that is individualized and based on the evaluation findings and unique needs of each client or patient. She has completed and received her Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy certificate from the Academy of Oral Myofunctional Therapy [AOMT], International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM), in COM® (Certified Orofacial Myologist) Certification Candidate, and The Breathe Institute (TBI)’s Myo Masterminds Program, the first of its kind and the most advanced and comprehensive 9-month literature and case-based course available today with 88 hours of instruction and hands-on learning. Nerissa serves as in-house expert on Sleep, Healing, and Recovery as a fundamental element of the healing and self-care practice at Advance Peace, a national Community Violence Intervention (CVI) practitioner. Her work supports improvements in the health and life span of emergency first responders, violence interrupters, and community mediators from around the country.
She recently published her first children’s book, highlighting the importance of nasal breathing and nasal hygiene in sleep health. A passionate airway and sleep health advocate, she actively advocates about the importance of dental airway screening and patient education. Nerissa is the author of My Dog Myo and My Nose. For more information visit www.orofacialfitness.com.
Activity: Webinars are scheduled every 3 months and twice a month, Myo Office hours.
In the Community Violence Intervention (CVI) field, the physical and emotional demands of leadership can take a toll on health of emergency first responders, violence interrupters, and community mediators from around the country of United States. I have partnered with Advance Peace, a national organization dedicated to ending cyclical and retaliatory gun violence in American urban neighborhoods.
I hold webinars that are scheduled every 3 months and Myo Office hours twice a month for credible messengers who are working to build healthier, safer and more just communities by transforming the lives of individuals at the center of gun violence, HEALING COMMUNITIES.
The goals are to improve leadership with focus, composure, and resilience to manage stress more effectively in high-pressure environments by improving sleep health: Make sleep health a priority for healing and recovery
Throughout the series, participants will discover 4 macronutrients of sleep: quality, quantity, regularity and timing, sleep hygiene and proper breathing.
Location: Lafayette and Walnut Creek California
Date of Activity: March 13, 2025
Submitted by: Nerissa Boggan
