A woman in Miami Gardens, Fla., is facing charges of practicing dentistry without a license and possessing prescription drugs with the intent to sell or deliver, according to a May 22 report from Local 10 News.
Maria Del Carmen Fontaine-Uliver, 33, was arrested by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office following an undercover investigation that found illegal dental operations being performed at a house.
Detectives said they observed Ms. Fontaine-Uliver actively performing dental work on a patient at the office, which appeared to be a fully functioning dental practice. A search found six vials of Xylocaine, a local anesthetic used in dental procedures.
Ms. Fontaine-Uliver said that she is licensed in Cuba, but not in the U.S., the report said.
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