Mr. Burke has been with Pacific Dental for more than 10 years. Before joining Pacific Dental, he was a member of the CDC’s medical-dental steering committee, which works toward medical-dental integration in the U.S. healthcare system.
Editor’s note: Responses have been edited lightly for length and clarity.
Question: What brings you the greatest joy in life?
Daniel Burke: Time spent laughing with my family … followed by Boston sports teams and raspberry gelato (and not always in that order!)
Q: What makes all your hard work worth it?
DB: Not to sound “all business,” but I really appreciate that we are doing some remarkable things at [Pacific Dental Services] which will have a real positive impact on so many lives.
Q: At the end of each day, how do you know you’ve done a good job?
DB: There’s “good tired” and “bad tired.” At the end of each work day, I seek to be “good tired,” having given my best to something larger than myself — and having fun doing it.