PHOENIX — A Phoenix woman was arrested this week for allegedly running a dental practice and treating patients without a license, records show.
Geraldine Goez, 32, is facing criminal charges after police officers allegedly found human teeth in her garbage.
Court records show the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners received a complaint alleging Goez was practicing dentistry without a license. The suspect had allegedly been advertising on Instagram dental care out of her home.
Investigators inspected trash from the suspect's home on May 22 and reported finding several dental tools, empty vials of lidocaine and five human teeth, records show.
Police recently searched Goez's residence and allegedly found a dental chair, x-ray machine and various dental supplies. The suspect is facing charges of fraud and practicing dentistry without a license.
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