The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s entire Division of Oral Health was gutted April 1, amid the Trump administration’s efforts to majorly restructure federal health agencies.
This comes after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced March 27 that 10,000 full-time employees would be laid off as part of the overhaul. The restructuring will result in a total downsizing from 82,000 to 62,000 full-time employees, according to the agency.
Major layoffs and reassignments have affected personnel across HHS sub-agencies, including the CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration. The Washington Post reported that many senior officials were placed on administrative leave or offered reassignments to remote locations under the Indian Health Service.
Source: CDC’s Division of Oral Health gutted amid federal restructuring / ADA News