Cรณrdoba prosecutorโ Seeks Over a Year in Prisonโ for Man Accused of Practicing Dentistryโข Without a License
Cรณrdobaโ dentists have filed a complaint โขafter discovering a patient was treated by an individualโค allegedly practicingโ dentistry without proper qualifications. The Public Ministry is seeking aโฃ one-year โคand three-month prison sentence โfor โขthe accused, who is charged with professional intrusion.
according to a provisional qualification documentโฃ accessed by ABC, the defendant allegedly performed dental work – including placing a Maryland bridge, conducting oral cleanings, diagnosing โperiodontal disease, and prescribing treatment – at a dental clinic nearโ the Vial in Cรณrdoba, advertised online as an โขauthorized dental center. The patient โbelieved they were being treated by a qualified dentist.
The โProsecutor’s Office argues these actionsโ constitute aโฃ crime under article 403.2.b of the Penal Code. In addition to imprisonment,the prosecutor requests the accusedโ be disqualified from holdingโ public โoffice โduring the sentenceโ and be โresponsible โฃfor procedural costs. The Public Ministry is also seeking โฌ1,500 in compensation for theโฃ patient’s moral damagesโค and โlosses.
Theโ case echoes past concerns raised a decade ago by the General Council of Dentists regarding irregularitiesโ in postgraduate degrees offered by Vitaldent’s center for Higher Studies (CES). Theโ Official College of Dentists of โฃCรณrdoba initially flagged that master’sโข degrees in surgery, periodontics, implantology, prosthodontics,โค and orthodontics โคwere โfalsely advertised as accredited byโค the University of Cรณrdoba.
