Kitchen Nightmare: 5 Teeth Extracted At Hempstead Woman's Unlicensed Home Dentistry, DA Says
A Long Island woman is accused of practicing unlicensed dentistry from the kitchen of her one-bedroom apartment, putting at least one patient’s health at risk, prosecutors alleged.
Gladys Serrano, 70, of Hempstead, was arraigned on a felony count of unauthorized practice of a profession in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
It came after she conducted dental procedures, including extractions, from a makeshift setup in her apartment on Greenwich Street, according to the DA’s office.
The investigation began after a victim contacted Serrano in July 2024 for a tooth extraction. According…
Stone Ridge Dentist Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining Oxycodone For Her Use
A dentist from the Hudson Valley has pleaded guilty to obtaining oxycodone for her own use.
Ulster County resident Vivian Letizia, age 63, of Stone Ridge, made the plea on Friday, April 15, according to US Attorney Carla Freedman.
In pleading guilty, Letizia admitted that, in December 2019, she fraudulently submitted a prescription for oxycodone for one of her dentistry patients using that patient’s name and date of birth, the US Attorney's Office said.
Letizia then obtained the oxycodone from a pharmacy in Woodstock, for her own consumption. At the time Letizia submitted the prescription …
