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A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in Bangkok’s Sathon district after being caught practising dentistry with a forged professional licence. The arrest followed a joint investigation by the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) and the Dental Council of Thailand, who found the suspect treating patients at a local dental clinic without proper authorisation.

 

The operation, led by Police Major General Khongkrit Lertsitthikul, CPPD Commander, together with Police Colonel Weerapong Klaitong and Dr. Kantaphong Deechaiya from the Dental Council, took place on 8 October. Authorities acted after receiving reports that an unlicensed individual had been providing dental services to the public.

 

Officers raided the clinic and found Ms. B, 26, performing a dental scaling procedure on a patient. When asked to present her credentials, she failed to produce a valid licence. Ms. B admitted that although she had graduated from a Thai dental faculty, she had not yet passed the registration examination required to obtain a professional licence. She confessed to forging another dentist’s certificate to appear qualified and had used it to gain employment at various clinics for over two years.

 

A background check revealed that Ms. B had been previously arrested in August 2024 for practising dentistry without a licence but had reoffended. Police described her as an unqualified “fake dentist,” warning that such unlicensed practices pose serious health risks, including infection and treatment errors that could lead to permanent injury.

 

The suspect was charged with “practising dentistry without registration or licence” under the Dental Profession Act, which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison, a fine of up to 60,000 baht, or both. The clinic owner also faces prosecution for “failing to supervise the operation of a medical facility”, punishable by up to two years in prison or a fine of up to 40,000 baht.

 

Police Major General Khongkrit condemned the act as highly irresponsible, stressing that impersonating healthcare professionals endangers public safety. He urged the public to verify a dentist’s credentials and the clinic’s licence via the Dental Council’s official website before seeking treatment. The case remains under investigation to determine whether similar offences have occurred elsewhere.

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• A 26-year-old woman was arrested for practising dentistry in Bangkok using a forged licence.

• She admitted to falsifying another dentist’s credentials and treating patients for over two years.

• Authorities warn the public to verify dental practitioners’ licences to avoid health risks.

 

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  Adapted by Asean Now from Dailynews 2025-10-09

 

 

 

 

But did she do the work cheaper? Was she a decent dentist?

On 10/9/2025 at 4:58 AM, Georgealbert said:

Officers raided the clinic and found Ms. B, 26, performing a dental scaling procedure on a patient. When asked to present her credentials, she failed to produce a valid licence. Ms. B admitted that although she had graduated from a Thai dental faculty, she had not yet passed the registration examination required to obtain a professional licence. She confessed to forging another dentist’s certificate to appear qualified and had used it to gain employment at various clinics for over two years.

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On 10/9/2025 at 2:54 PM, unblocktheplanet said:

But did she do the work cheaper? Was she a decent dentist?

Good news to promote medical tourism, I often wonder about some of these clinics as treatment is rough as guts in some that I visited for cleaning , not done well at all, though the clinic looked good and clean.

21 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

Good news to promote medical tourism, I often wonder about some of these clinics as treatment is rough as guts in some that I visited for cleaning , not done well at all, though the clinic looked good and clean.

Indeed, even at teaching hospitals.