New Jersey man arrested for unlicensed dentistry

I remember back in the day the local newspaper would report about a stolen car or a burglary. At some point this became such a common event that it stopped being news. I’m starting to wonder when this will happen to the unlicensed dentistry in peoples home!

Adolfo A. Silverio, 58, was charged with practicing dentistry without a license and the unlicensed possession of a prescription legend drug on July …

Fake dental degree lands UK woman in jail

An Indian woman found working for nine years as a dentist in UK without a dental degree, has been jailed for three years.

Vinisha Sharma, 37, pleaded guilty this week to deceiving the National Health Trust (NHS) for appointment as a dentist by claiming to have earned a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree in India. During the nine years she had worked at the Oral and Maxillofacial departments at seven …

N.J. man accused of running unlicensed dental practice at his apartment avoids trial

Andriy Makaruha, 47, of New Jersey avoided trial on charges he practiced dentistry without a license by entering a pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders. Makaruha’s makeshift dental practice was discovered by township officials who were alerted by residents during a routine housing inspection at his apartment complex.

With Makaruha’s permission, they searched his apartment and found a reclining office chair set up in the kitchen, behind a privacy barrier …

Unlicensed Dentistry Hidden Camera Investigation

There is a continual flow of news stories about unlicensed dentists taking advantage of people in need of low cost dental care. These stories are especially common in Border States with Mexico. A recent hidden camera investigation out of San Antonio by Jaie Avila at WOAI.com shows the dangers getting dental work at the hands of the untrained.

The one really surprising lesson learned from this story is that an …