In a move to extend facilities to the people in dental care, the AAP Government has planned to commission 250 dental clinics within the next few months, along with, the proposed plan to launch 1000 mohalla clinics. In the next stage, simultaneously many mohalla clinics are likely to be set up in the coming months. Over 250 mohalla clinics will have the extended feature of dental care, for which the State Health Department has set up a Project Team to come up with the detailed roadmap.
An official of the Health Department said these 250 mohalla clinics will have adequate dental facility as well. He added that altogether, many mohalla clinics are likely to be opened within two months. In the first stage, the dental clinics are likely to be constructed in the remote area and for the construction of mohalla clinics, government is locating sites.
With the opening of dental clinics, the aim of the Government is to recruit more dental experts and paramedical staff in the health sector. Currently, only Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) is the primary dental institute of the Government.
To tackle the medical staff crunch in the hospitals, the Health Department is going to recruit people to man the administration and that would help the doctors to concentrate on their work rather than bothering about sundry administrative tasks. effective deployment of the officials in the administration.