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Dr. Jonathan E. Burke has been named as the new director of the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
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President Trump signed a continuing resolution preserving federal oral health funding, giving Congress additional time to negotiate full-year appropriations.
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