Man ran dental office in back of Mass. convenience store, police say
A man is facing multiple charges after he was accused of running a dental office in the back of a convenience store in Massachusetts.Juan Hermida Munoz, 64, was arrested Monday in connection with the illegal operation being conducted at the Alternativa Convenience Store in Milford, according to police.Milford police said the proprietor of the convenience store at 140 Main St. Suite 7, Maria Magdalena Guaman-Castro, rented a room in the rear of the store to Munoz, who provided multiple dental services without a license, including examinations, tooth extractions, anesthetics and cleanings.”Mr. Munoz is not board certified and holds no certifications to practice medicine within the United States. This practice puts the lives of patients in danger by unsanctioned and unsanitary conditions in receiving medical treatments,” the Milford Police Department said in a statement released Saturday.Munoz has been charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and unauthorized practice of dentistry.Milford police said Guaman-Castro was also arrested and is facing a conspiracy charge.It is unclear exactly how many dental procedures Munoz performed in the back of the Alternativa Convenience Store.
A man is facing multiple charges after he was accused of running a dental office in the back of a convenience store in Massachusetts.
Juan Hermida Munoz, 64, was arrested Monday in connection with the illegal operation being conducted at the Alternativa Convenience Store in Milford, according to police.
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Milford police said the proprietor of the convenience store at 140 Main St. Suite 7, Maria Magdalena Guaman-Castro, rented a room in the rear of the store to Munoz, who provided multiple dental services without a license, including examinations, tooth extractions, anesthetics and cleanings.
“Mr. Munoz is not board certified and holds no certifications to practice medicine within the United States. This practice puts the lives of patients in danger by unsanctioned and unsanitary conditions in receiving medical treatments,” the Milford Police Department said in a statement released Saturday.
Munoz has been charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and unauthorized practice of dentistry.
Milford police said Guaman-Castro was also arrested and is facing a conspiracy charge.
It is unclear exactly how many dental procedures Munoz performed in the back of the Alternativa Convenience Store.