An unauthorized dentist arrested earlier this month was arraigned on Thursday (March 16) on three counts of felony unauthorized follow of a occupation.
Prosecutors declare Queens resident Cesar Masso, 78, allegedly offered, with no license, dental providers, together with examinations, tooth extractions, anesthetics, ache administration, X-rays, and cleanings to sufferers at a enterprise he arrange as East Post Dental positioned at 169 Grand Street in White Plains, New York.
Masso reportedly took funds in money or examine, in keeping with LoHud.com.
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His phony dental follow caught the attention of White Plains police and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office after a sufferer reported to police that Masso carried out tooth extractions and positioned a dental bridge that ended up falling out, inflicting the sufferer ache and discomfort.
That sufferer, who was not named, paid Masso hundreds of {dollars} in money for dental work between October 2019 and April 2020, and had additionally obtained an injected numbing agent and drugs for ache administration.
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah and White Plains Public Safety Commissioner David Chong confirmed authorities seized a number of dentistry instruments and gear, alongside antibiotics, native anesthetics, and even affected person recordsdata.
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Those recordsdata are presently being analyzed by authorities to establish every other potential victims or witnesses who had been sufferers of East Post Dental.
District Attorney Rocah urged anybody who was a affected person of Masso to succeed in out and help legislation enforcement with any data they could have about East Post Dental.
“The alleged crime of illegally practicing dentistry and providing pain medication without a license is very serious, DA Rocah said. “As our investigation continues, we ask anyone who may have been a patient of the defendant to contact us or the White Plains police.”
Anyone who might have been a affected person of East Post Dental or might have details about the defendant can contact the DA’s Office at (914) 995-TIPS (8477) or White Plains Public Safety at (914) 422-6256.
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