Delhi Health Minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh Inaugurates India’s First Central Tissue Bank and Cashless ‘V-Office’ for Delhi Dental Council.

In September 2025, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Health Minister of Delhi, inaugurated India’s first Central Tissue Bank and launched a cashless ‘V-Office’ for the Delhi Dental Council (DDC) at the Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), New Delhi. These initiatives aim to improve dental healthcare delivery, affordability, and transparency.

      - The first-of-its-kind Central Tissue Bank has been set up within the Department of Periodontology at MAIDS. It will provide patients with high-quality tissue and bone grafts required for dental surgeries, ensuring accessibility to advanced treatment solutions.

      - The availability of tissue grafts through the Central Tissue Bank eliminates the need for patients to purchase costly grafts from the open market. This initiative is projected to reduce dental surgery costs by at least 25%, making treatments more affordable.

Main Point :-   (i) The tissue bank is equipped with specialized medical devices such as a bone saw machine, an ultraviolet (UV)-equipped laminar airflow chamber, and advanced sterilization systems. These ensure the production of safe, sterile, and disease-free allografts for dental use.

      (ii) The Delhi Dental Council has introduced a fully cashless and digital ‘V-Office’ system to simplify dentist registration and license renewal.

(iii) With this, DDC becomes the first state dental council in India to adopt a complete digital governance model, enhancing transparency and accessibility for dental professionals.