Dr. Deborah Fuller is Cigna’s National Dental Director, where she leads the development and enhancement of oral health clinical programs aimed at improving customers’ whole person health. She also oversees Cigna Dental Quality Management Program, serves as a clinical expert with clients, and assists in clinical policy development.

Prior to joining Cigna, Dr. Fuller was Director, Network Development at MetLife, managing operations of the Network Development team responsible for expanding and maintaining the Dental PPO and managed care networks. She also supported data/reporting, as well as clinical and quality management initiatives.

She has held a variety of positions within the dental profession, including private practice and community dentistry. For many years, she was the Public Health Dentist at the Rhode Island Department of Health where she coordinated oral health promotion/disease prevention activities and provided dental expertise and peer review to the Rhode Island Dental Medicaid Program.

Dr. Fuller completed her undergraduate education in Psychology at the College of the Holy Cross and received a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree and completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. She has earned a Master of Science degree in Management with a Concentration in Health Care from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of West Florida. She completed an MBA in Healthcare Management at the University of Southern New Hampshire.

For her professional achievements and leadership in dentistry, Dr. Fuller has earned Fellowship in two international dental honor societies, the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the International College of Dentists, as well as the American College of Dentists. Also, she was inducted into her high school Hall of Honors, and received the Sanctae Crucis Award from Holy Cross, the highest non-degree accolade awarded to alumni who have distinguished themselves professionally and in the service of justice.