; (3) launched the Practice-based Research Integrating Multidisciplinary Experiences in Dental Schools, to expand research training into dental school clinics equipping future oral health practitioners with the knowledge to carry out research; and (4) released the Advancement of Head and Neck Cancer Early Detection Research initiative to develop biomarkers and novel technologies for early detection of malignant cells in order to halt oral cancer progression; and Whereas NIDCR looks to the future of biomedical science by continuing to support, discover, and develop cutting-edge approaches to improve the dental, oral, craniofacial, and overall health of all people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it