At the heart of Central Delhi, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, caters to the dental needs of all those who visit New Delhi. The institute is situated in a spacious campus alongside the city's four prestigious landmark hospitals namely, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, G. B Pant Hospital and Guru Nanak Eye Centre.

Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences is named after one of the intellectual giants of the Indian history, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India. The Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals have been a part of many significant events throughout history. The foundation of Irwin Hospital was laid by Baron Irwin of Kirby Undertale, British Viceroy and governor general of India on 10th January, 1930. The hospital started functioning a few years later. The present O.P.D. block was inaugurated by the then Hon’ble Minister of Health D.P. Karmarkaran on 5th April 1961. The hospital was renamed Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital on 6th December, 1997.