Srinagar, March 6 -- The Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital (GDC) Srinagar, in collaboration with the Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, on Friday celebrated National Dentists' Day by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to upgrade dental healthcare services at PHC Khaag in Budgam district.

The MoU aims to strengthen, upgrade and build capacity at the Dental Health Centre at PHC Khaag, which serves as a rural health training centre of GMC Srinagar as mandated by the National Medical Commission.

The initiative follows a meeting chaired by NITI Aayog member Dr Vinod K. Paul on September 30, 2025, which highlighted key challenges in dental healthcare ...