Joseph Dill, DDS, MBA, is the Chief Dental Officer for Delta Dental Plans Association and Head of Science for the Delta Dental Institute. Dr. Dill has more than 40 years of experience in the dental and business fields and brings that expertise to the Delta Dental Plans Association. In his role, he leads the System’s dental policy and network strategy to fulfill the mission of increasing access to affordable and equitable oral health care. His dental experience includes private dental practice, academia, public health and over 20 years in the dental insurance industry. Prior to joining DDPA, he served as Vice President of Professional Services and Dental Director for Delta Dental of Virginia. In that role, he led DDVA’s clinical professional services, dental policy, utilization management, fraud and abuse and quality of care areas. Prior to joining DDVA, Dr. Dill spent eight years with Delta Dental of California where he served as their dental director – western states region.
Dr. Dill also spent two years working for the U.S. Public Health Service as a commissioned officer, providing dental care to residents of the Fort Peck Native American Reservation in Northern Montana. After private practice, he returned to business school and then founded a start-up medical device company, Otoimage, Inc., to develop a reliable means of diagnosing otitis media in infants and children. Additionally, he co-founded and was COO of Propel Biomedical Consulting, where he helped biomedical firms achieve financial success through comprehensive commercialization strategies. He also worked at Premera Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska as director of dental products.
Dr. Dill earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and bachelor’s degree from the University of the Pacific. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Irvine.
