The 22-year-old man and two of his relatives, a 50-year-old woman and 44-year-old male, opened up a dental clinic in Havickluv Brod where they treated dozens of patients and earned £137,000
A fake dentist has been arrested after treating dozens of patients by following online tutorials.
The 22-year-old man and two of his relative assistants had been working at an unlicensed surgery in Havickluv Brod, Czech Republic for two years, treating patients without having an ounce of “necessary professional knowledge”.
He performed tooth extractions, complex root canals and even applied anaesthesia – which can kill in rare cases – after reading about the procedures online.
According to police, they each pleaded guilty and could be jailed for up to eight years. It’s currently unknown whether the police investigation was sparked by patient complaints.
His two accomplices, a 50-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, each had a different role in the organisation. The woman worked as a nurse while the man created prosthetic devices for the patients.
Dozens of patients handed over money to bootleg surgery, making four million Czech koruna (£137,827) over the course of 28 months.
In a statement, Czech police said: “The woman, who worked in the health sector, provided anaesthetics but also other dental material to which she had access, such as fillings, cleaning powder, glue, impression material and much more.
“A 22-year-old man posed as a dentist, although he lacked the necessary professional knowledge.”
Michaela Lebrova, police spokeswoman, was unwilling to share whether it was patients that alerted cops to the practices.
All three pleaded guilty this week to operating an illegal business, money laundering, attempted assault, drug dealing and theft.
Roman Šmucler – the president of Czech dental chamber – said he receives reports of 10 fraudsters acting as dentists each year.
The president of Czech dental chamber,, said that he had an average of 10 fake dentist cases reported a year in the country.
“I have two more submissions today, so today there are three cases in the Czech Republic,” Šmucler told Czech media outlet Radiožurnál.
A fake TikTok dentist has allegedly left people with severe gum and teeth issues due to her scam veneer business which saw her arrested.
Monica Davis, from Illinois, registered the business The Veneer Experts in July 2023, which is now under investigation by police. Davis also offered braces, which left Monica Bailey and her 15-year-old daughter terrified of the dentist.
Davis marketed her sham on TikTok as “changing lives one smile at a time.” The Veneer Experts had also been operating at a Las Vegas strip mall, where Davis was found to be illegally practicing dentistry without a license.
Court documents show Davis was released from police custody in Nevada on January 31, and nine days later gave Bailey her braces. Bailey said: “It’s hard. It is. I’m just hoping that we can have a positive outcome.” Bailey added that Davis “cleaned my teeth and started, you know, putting the glue on and putting the brackets on for the braces and I thought what she was doing was how it’s supposed to be done.”