Agartala, March 23 -- Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Sunday said that the Dental Council of India (DCI) has approved the state government to start the Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) programme in the Agartala Government Dental College, according to a CMO statement.

Saha said this while addressing a training programme for the Community Health Officers (CHO) of West Tripura, organized by the National Oral Health Programme wing of NHM in association with the IDA, Tripura State Branch, at Pragna Bhavan to commemorate World Oral Health Day 2025.

"I am the Chief Minister, but I should not forget my roots as a dental surgeon. We must handle patients with care. The condition of the health department was very bad, but now there has been ...