Dentistry Today: Dentistry from a Garage
Man Accused of Dental Work in Garage
A man was held Wednesday on charges that he performed dental work on customers without a license in his “filthy” garage, authorities said. Roger Bean, 60, was arrested Tuesday and held on $6,000 bond.
Bean performed denture fittings and made false teeth in his garage, charging just $200 for a full set of dentures, a procedure that typically costs more than $2,000, authorities said. But he was not licensed to practice in Florida.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detective Don Zumpano said there were “health risks with operating this type of facility outside of your house,” adding that Bean’s workspace was “filthy.”
Neighbors and clients, however, praised Bean for saving them thousands of dollars.
Ron St. Mary, 73, head of the neighborhood crime watch, said Bean is no criminal.
“He’s helping the old people who don’t have a few dollars,” he said. “I think the world of him.”
Oh Please……… there is plenty of financial assistance both governmental and private to help any old or infirm patient receive some basic dental care, including complete dentures.
There are denture clinics which are very inexpensive as well.
And, they have clean facilities.
But, at least the United States has not “progessed” like the UK. This poor chap had to do it himself.
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jenn
omfg so he was helping people
some people may have needed his help and got it for so much less
this is sappose to be a free country lol
i mean come one it costs way more then 2,000 for dentures
and if you dont have insurence good luck trying to find someone to do it unless you have all the money down
i think we need more people like him
to put him in jail is rediculas !
Flap
He was not helping people but practicing a healing art without proper training and/or licensing. This is against the law and is not ridiculous. It protects the public.
And it does not cost more than $2,000.00 for a complete set of dentures. In fact, in some denture clinics the cost is less than $500.00.
And if you have good credit, there is financing available.
Flap suggests you do some investigation before you make wild and unsubstantiated statements.
dan
Get into reality all the HELP from the system you talk about isn’t SO ez to get as u say FLAP . This guy was helping folks and somebody he helped probly stiffed him and turned him ijn . Welcome to GREATFUL america . lol
Flap
And you know this how?
You are a practicing and licnesned dentist, where?
This guy was violating the law and should be punished accordingly.
If you want to practice detnistry, go to school, license up and set up shop.