Woman Arrested After Pretending to Be a Dentist for 8 Years

We all hate going to the dentist, right? We all get anxious at the notion of sharp objects jammed into our gums only to be scolded by the person cleaning our teeth that we need to floss more.

Now try doing all of that with someone who claims to be a dentist but is actually just some random unlicensed person. That was the case in New York as a Suffolk County woman has been arrested for impersonating a fake dental practice that she operated out of her home.

New York Woman Arrested for Pretending to Be a Dentist

Yolanda Mejia Carranza was arrested last week after officers were tipped off by multiple “patients” of hers, according to WABC.

Upon receiving a search warrant, investigators discovered that the 55-year-old had set up a functioning dental office in her home and was working as if she was truly a dentist… which she was not. There are no licenses or training records for her…

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