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Unlicensed New York Dentist Charged With Felony Counts Of ‘Unauthorized Practice Of A Profession’

<p>An unauthorized <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;dentist&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;post&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;list&lowbar;posts&amp&semi;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1bst5fz&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;ODY1Mjg0NjYxLjE2Nzk0MjI3MzU&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3OTQyMjczNC4xLjAuMTY3OTQyMjczNC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>dentist<&sol;strong><&sol;a> arrested earlier this month was arraigned on Thursday &lpar;March 16&rpar; on three counts of felony unauthorized practice of a profession&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prosecutors claim Queens resident <strong>Cesar Masso<&sol;strong>&comma; 78&comma; allegedly provided&comma; without a license&comma; dental services&comma; including examinations&comma; tooth extractions&comma; anesthetics&comma; pain management&comma; X-rays&comma; and cleanings to patients at a business he set up as East Post Dental located at 169 Grand Street in White Plains&comma; New York&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Masso reportedly took payments in cash or check&comma; according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;lohud&period;com&sol;story&sol;news&sol;local&sol;westchester&sol;white-plains&sol;2023&sol;03&sol;17&sol;unlicensed-dental-practice-cesar-masso-accused-white-plains&sol;70020661007&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><em><strong>LoHud&period;com<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Unlicensed Dentist&&num;8217&semi;s Practice Comes Under Scrutiny After &&num;8220&semi;Patient&&num;8217&semi;s&&num;8221&semi; Recently-Installed Dental Bridge Fell Out<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>His phony dental practice caught the eye of White Plains police and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office after a victim reported to police that Masso performed tooth extractions and placed a dental bridge that ended up falling out&comma; causing the victim pain and discomfort&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That victim&comma; who was not named&comma; paid Masso thousands of dollars in cash for dental work between October 2019 and April 2020&comma; and had also received an injected numbing agent and pills for pain management&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah and White Plains Public Safety Commissioner David Chong confirmed authorities seized several dentistry tools and equipment&comma; alongside antibiotics&comma; local anesthetics&comma; and even patient files&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1636812282251583488" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;dentist-who-rode-hoverboard-while-operating-in-2016-now-facing-43-charges&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;4dxov8&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;ODY1Mjg0NjYxLjE2Nzk0MjI3MzU&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3OTQyMjczNC4xLjEuMTY3OTQyNDMzNS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">RELATED&colon; Dentist Who Rode Hoverboard While Operating In 2016 Now Facing 43 Charges<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Law Enforcement Analyzing Unlawful Dentist&&num;8217&semi;s Patient Files&comma; Urge Any Victims To Come Forward<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Those files are currently being analyzed by authorities to identify any other possible victims or witnesses who were patients of East Post Dental&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>District Attorney Rocah urged anyone who was a patient of Masso to reach out and assist law enforcement with any information they may have about East Post Dental&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The alleged crime of illegally practicing dentistry and providing pain medication without a license is very serious&comma; DA Rocah said&period; &&num;8220&semi;As our investigation continues&comma; we ask anyone who may have been a patient of the defendant to contact us or the White Plains police&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Anyone who may have been a patient of East Post Dental or may have information about the defendant can contact the DA’s Office at &lpar;914&rpar; 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