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Buenos Aires Authorities Bust Illegal Dental Clinic, Charge Operator

Authorities seized medical instruments and documents at the Caballito clinic to support charges of fraud, illegal medicine practice and usurpation of titles.

Overview

  • Prosecutor Rodrigo Pagano Mata ordered a July 22 joint raid at Beauchef al 1400 with the MPF Ciudad’s Judicial Investigations unit and Policía de la Ciudad
  • The unlicensed operator marketed implants and prostheses via Facebook Marketplace without a valid professional license or registration
  • A patient’s complaint to the Ministry of Health over discomfort from a dental prosthesis prompted the investigation and shutdown
  • Investigators confiscated medical instruments, treatment records and documents now central to the Fiscalía PCyF 24 probe
  • The false dentist and her partner have been formally charged with fraud, illegal practice of medicine and usurpation of titles as part of a broader medical fraud crackdown