Fake Dentist lasts 7 years....

[GwinnettNole]

For at least seven years this lady posed as a dentist who drilled, scraped, cleaned teeth, prescribed medication etc.

The latest patient ended up in the ER with a ulcer.

Once I saw that this occurred in GA I had to look what county. I was going to wager if it was in a rural area she probably couldn’t do much damage to the teeth of the patients... looks like it was in a suburban county though....which would be hit or miss.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/fake-dentists-patient-ended-er-tennis-ball-sized/story?id=57497629

 

[Spearhead04]

How is that even possible

 

[seminoleed]

Things like this happen in Georgia all the time. But in fairness to the residents of Paulding County, it does have a few small McMansion communities, but it's hardly a suburban county. Yeah, I know, it's considered part of the metro Atlanta area, but with a total population under 160,000 it is, at best, a bedroom community. And yes, I'm picking nits.

 

[MIKE_G]

Well, she had a good run.

 

[GwinnettNole]

Things like this happen in Georgia all the time. But in fairness to the residents of Paulding County, it does have a few small McMansion communities, but it's hardly a suburban county. Yeah, I know, it's considered part of the metro Atlanta area, but with a total population under 160,000 it is, at best, a bedroom community. And yes, I'm picking nits.

I thought it was Cobb, no? If so I’m mistaken...

 

[runkpanole]

ULA is probably more common in dentistry than any other practice and is fairly common in Florida.

 

[noleclone2]

Sounds like she had two dentists and would sneak in procedures while they were gone. She also had a husband with law enforcement ties covering her trail.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

ULA is probably more common in dentistry than any other practice and is fairly common in Florida.

You’re right about the fake dentists, but there’s a ton of fake nurses and optometrists as well. For about a year I handled all of the ULA for the Florida DOH.

The biggest “problem” the year I did it which would have been about 8-10 years ago was gas stations selling illegal contacts (cateyes, alieneyes, etc...). I probably had a hundred cases of just that. As far as fake nurses vs fake optometrists vs fake dentists I don’t know as I never saw stats but my impression was that they were about on par with each other.

 

[SeaPA]

How is that even possible

Have you ever taken the time to verify the credentials of your dentist (or any other doctor)? I haven't.

 

[seminoleed]

I thought it was Cobb, no? If so I’m mistaken...

"Police in Cobb County, Georgia, this week began an investigation into 47-year-old Krista Szewczyk, just a few days after she was arrested by law enforcement in Paulding County and indicted on a host of felony charges including 40 counts of practicing dentistry without a license, three counts of insurance fraud and one count of forging prescriptions."

As I read that, the practice is in Cobb, which mos def is suburban Atlanta. Since she was arrested in Paulding, I made the assumption she lived there. So, yeah, I was picking nits yesterday for some reason. Regardless, wood not.

 

[cfbfan23]

You’re right about the fake dentists, but there’s a ton of fake nurses and optometrists as well. For about a year I handled all of the ULA for the Florida DOH.

The biggest “problem” the year I did it which would have been about 8-10 years ago was gas stations selling illegal contacts (cateyes, alieneyes, etc...).