Meet the Team
Dr. John Bocchi, DDS
Dr. John Bocchi is an accomplished dentist, entrepreneur, and innovator with over 20 years of experience in the dental field. He graduated from Marquette University Dental School in 2005 and founded Sierra Smiles Complete Health Dentistry in 2006, with the goal of integrating oral health into overall wellness. Today, he operates three successful locations across Northern Nevada, including in Reno and Lake Tahoe, where he continues to provide top-notch care to the community.
A leader in Complete Health Dentistry, Dr. Bocchi is deeply passionate about how oral health impacts overall well-being. His expertise extends beyond traditional dental care. In 2023, he founded Sierra Sleep Airway and Wellness to address airway health and sleep issues, offering innovative solutions to improve patients’ quality of life.
Dr. Bocchi is also one of the world’s foremost experts in cognitive health. He is the second dentist in the world to become certified in ReCODE 2.0, a groundbreaking program developed by Dr. Dale Bredesen, author of The End of Alzheimer’s. ReCODE 2.0 is a revolutionary approach to reversing cognitive decline, and Dr. Bocchi is proud to integrate these protocols into his patient care, helping people not only preserve their smiles but their cognitive health as well.
Dr. Bocchi’s outstanding work has earned him numerous awards and recognition, including being named Top Cosmetic Dentist by Reno Magazine, multi-time winner of Best Dentist in Northern Nevada by Reno News & Review, and Complete Health Dentist of the Year by Next Level Practice. He’s been featured on Channel 2 and Channel 4 News and recognized as a Top Dental CEO by Next Level Practice. He is also a Diplomate of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy and a mentor for CDOCS.
A past president of the Nevada Academy of General Dentistry, Dr. Bocchi was named one of Reno Gazette Journal’s Top 40 Under 40, underscoring his leadership and impact both in dentistry and in his community.
When he’s not in the office, Dr. Bocchi enjoys spending time with his wife, Jen, and their two children, Keira and Kipton. He’s an avid outdoorsman with hobbies that include fishing, hiking, biking, snowboarding, camping, and boating. Travel and photography are also important passions, allowing him to capture moments with his family while exploring the world.
With a holistic approach to health, a passion for innovation, and a deep commitment to his patients and family, Dr. Bocchi continues to lead the way in both dentistry and cognitive health.
Featured in:
Best Dentist—Reno News and Review
Best Cosmetic Dentist—Reno Magazine
Top 20 Professionals Under 40—Reno Journal
Ask the Doctor—Channel 2 News
Pro-bono Dental—Channel 4 News
Member of:
Lancette VanGuilder, BS, RDH, PHEDH,CEAS,FADHA
Lancette offers a wide range of opportunities for medical and dental professionals to collaborate, including lunch-and-learns, educational symposiums, interprofessional practice coaching, and joint speaking and writing engagements. Her passion for increasing access to care, preventing airway-related diseases, and fostering medical-dental collaboration has earned her widespread recognition and numerous awards within the healthcare community.
As the President-Elect of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Lancette continues to lead initiatives that promote the integration of airway health into overall wellness. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, exploring the outdoors, and traveling the world to advocate for healthy breathing and restful sleep.
Featured in:
American Dental Hygienists Association, Hygienists Hub
RDH Magazine
Denobi Global Awards
American Mobile and Teledentistry Alliance
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
A Tale of Two Hygienists
Floss and Flip Flops
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Niki Hane
Niki Hane is a Functional Wellness Coach and Myofunctional Therapist who helps children and adults uncover the hidden dysfunctional patterns that quietly drain energy, disrupt sleep, and drive inflammation. With almost three decades in preventive health, she began noticing subtle but powerful connections between breathing, oral function, nervous system regulation, and long-term metabolic health.
Her work became deeply personal after her own sleep and energy declined despite doing everything she believed was “right.” That experience led her into advanced study of airway science, myofunctional therapy, breathwork, and root-cause wellness. By restoring structural and functional balance, she regained her vitality and reshaped her mission.
Today, Niki serves at Sierra Sleep Airway and Wellness Center as a Qualified Orofacial Myologist, Integrative Sleep Coach, Metabolic Reset Coach, and Buteyko Breath Trainer. She bridges dentistry and medicine through an airway-centered model of prevention that prioritizes efficient breathing, restorative sleep, structural integrity, and metabolic stability.
She believes the mouth is the dashboard of the body and the airway is the ignition switch. Her goal is to help people identify early warning signs before they evolve into chronic disease, while empowering them to take ownership of their health.
Niki is currently writing her first book on prevention and airway-centered care. Her guiding belief is simple: the doctor of the future is you.
Outside of her clinical work, Niki loves spending time outdoors skiing, biking, boating, camping, and hiking with her family.
Kat Fox
Team Lead, Treatment and Financial Coordinator
Kat Fox is our Team Lead, Treatment and Financial Coordinator in the Airway Department at Sierra Sleep Airway and Wellness Center. With over two decades of experience in both medical and dental front and back office settings, Kat brings a comprehensive understanding of patient care, coordination, and operational efficiency to her role. She keeps systems running smoothly while ensuring every patient feels informed, supported, and confident in their care.
Nearly a decade ago, Kat made a deliberate decision to elevate her health and fully commit to long term wellness. Since then, she has immersed herself in nutrition, longevity, and health optimization, taking a disciplined and hands on approach to her own transformation. She believes strongly in ancestral and primal health principles, honoring the body’s natural design through proper nutrition, restorative sleep, movement, and intentional living.
Her passion for airway care stems from her deep respect for the foundational role of quality sleep and the body’s ability to properly rest, digest, and restore. Having witnessed friends and family struggle with sleep and breathing issues, she understands how profoundly airway health impacts overall well being. She takes that responsibility seriously and is committed to helping patients prioritize restorative sleep as a cornerstone of long term health.
Outside of work, Kat enjoys creating her own meals and wellness routines with intention and purpose. She loves sunshine, riding her bike, taking walks, and continuing to study and refine her approach to health and longevity. Spiritual at heart, she believes in the integration of mind, body, and spirit as essential to true wellness.
Originally from Northern California and a Nevada resident for the past five years, Kat brings grounded experience, personal conviction, and steady leadership to everything she does. Her blend of lived transformation and professional expertise makes her a trusted resource for patients and an invaluable part of our team.