Chief Dental Officer
Aetna / CVSHealth
Mary Lee Conicella, DMD, FAGD, is Aetna’s Chief Dental Officer and oversees dental clinical initiatives, policies and claim review. She is a member of Aetna’s Medical Affairs Team, and serves on Aetna's Clinical Home, Virtual-First and Health Equity Committees. She was instrumental in creating Aetna's Dental-Medical Integration program and has published numerous abstracts and articles related to the impact dental care has on holistic health.
Dr. Conicella received her DMD from Temple University School of Dentistry and achieved Fellowship status in the Academy of General Dentistry during her time in private practice. She spent many years on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, and currently sits on the NYU College of Dentistry Dean’s Strategic Advisory Council.
She is a member of the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) Board of Directors and the National Dental Association’s Corporate Round Table. “The Aetna-NDA Partnership for Achieving Racial and Ethnic Health Equity,” published in both the American Journal of Public Health and in the book, "Oral Health in America" describes her extensive work with the NDA to develop and support inter-professional programs that improve health for vulnerable populations.
She is a member of the National Council for Behavioral Health Expert Panel for Oral Health & Behavioral Health Integration and the NV-HAP Prevention Implementation Workgroup of the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
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