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Texas dentist who did tummy tucks, breast surgery guilty of Medicaid swindle, feds say

JG — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:06:32 +0000

A Laredo dentist with a penchant for performing illegal breast augmentation, and his wife, have pleaded guilty to submitting fake bills to Texas Medicaid, including “performing patient evaluations” while they Take a bite out of crime were actually on trips to Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Despite owing the state’s Health and Human Services Commission $688,545 in restitution, they will be sentenced to five years probation, the government says. Carlos Armin Morales-Ryan, 45, and wife and orthodontist Nelia Patricia Garcia-Morales, 42, owned and
operated Orthogenesis International Centre, a Laredo dentistry and orthodontics business, and a substantial portion of their business was targeted to rendering services to Medicaid-eligible children.

American Academy of Implant Dentistry Sues Texas Dental Board

CB — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:15:37 +0000

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Austin seeking to invalidate a Texas regulation that severely restricts dentists from advertising their bona fide AAID credentials in implant dentistry. In 2009 and 2010, AAID won judicial verdicts overturning similar rules enforced by state dental boards in Florida and California…

Dentist Pulls All Ex’s Teeth Out; Anna Mackowiak Faces Jail Time

CB — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:31:39 +0000

Breaking up is never easy — having 32 teeth ripped out is even worse. A scorned dentist is facing jail time after surgically removing all of her ex-boyfriend’s teeth after he dumped her, authorities in London said. Marek Olszewski, 45, made the mistake of scheduling an appointment this week with his ex — 34-year-old Anna Mackowiak — for a toothache…

L.I. Fake Dentist Case Spurs Investigation Into Unlicensed Doctoring

CB — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:07:14 +0000

There is additional fallout from the Long Island man, who is accused of being a bogus dentist.An investigation is underway to determine whether any labs participated in a cover-up and into just how widespread unlicensed doctoring may be.The family of the accused man, 46-year-old Manuel Carranza, refused to speak with CBS 2′s Jennifer McLogan on Friday…

Drilling for Dollars

JG — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:23:10 +0000

You give them your trust, but some dentists could be taking advantage performing work you don’t even need to make money. Joan Mitchell Love and her husband Ralph Love said Sacramento Dentist David Milton Lewis changed their smiles forever. “I can’t smile,” Ralph said as he pulled back his lip to reveal teeth he’s missing. “I know he took us,” Joan said.

Dental worker’s anger sparks casino attack

JG — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:30:30 +0000

A dental hygienist has been censured after assaulting a man at Sky City with a bottle and a wine glass and blaming workplace stress. The New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal today released the findings of its investigation, which it says was necessary to see whether Gerrie Gertruda Janssen was fit to practise after she was convicted of assault with a weapon following the 2009 incident. The conviction came after Janssen hit a man over the head with an empty 300ml bottle and threw a wine glass that smashed in his face as he lay on the ground at Sky City Casino, according to the statement released by the tribunal. Janssen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 100 hours of community work and ordered to pay reparation of $200 for the assault, which carries a maximum jail term of five years.

Dentist pleads not guilty to one count of indecent assault

JG — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:15:17 +0000

A dentist accused of groping a 13-year-old girl on his dentist’s chair is still practising and seeing patients. Dr John Fagliarone has been charged on one count of indecent assault on a child under the age of 16. The 42-year-old has pleaded not guilty and will face a County Court trial in the next three months. The dentist is accused of touching a teenage patient in an inappropriate manner over her dress on April 7 last year.

Fired Jewish dentist claims religious bias

CB — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:48:47 +0000

A dentist filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that he was fired by his employers at a local dentist office because he is Jewish and was given less favorable treatment than Arab employees in the practice where he worked.In his lawsuit filed in federal court in Detroit, Dr. Mark Ellis alleges that he was advised against wearing a Yarmulke, a head covering traditionally worn by Jewish men, and Tzitzit, ceremonial religious tassels, during work hours…

Dentists immune from music royalties claims – EU court

CB — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:48:31 +0000

Dentists who have music playing in their surgeries should not pay royalties because they are not broadcasting to the public, the EU’s top court has ruled.The Luxembourg judges considered a case brought against a Turin dentist by an Italian agency that collects royalties…

Dentist Accused Of Illegally Giving Pills To Patients

CB — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:14:03 +0000

A Virginia dentist accused of illegally getting prescription pain pills and then distributing them to his patients and women he dated has been arrested, says the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.Fifty-year-old Hamada Makarita was charged with distributing a controlled substance. That charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison…