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Underground dentist not remorseful about illegal practice
news.yahoo.com ^
| Friday Feb 1, 2013
| Jason Sickles
Posted on 02/01/2013 9:31:04 AM PST by posterchild
PLANO, TexasInside the unassuming ranch-style house, investigators discovered things like an x-ray machine, grinders, syringes, surgical instruments and anesthetics.
Police say the homeowner, 63-year-old Jose Santiago Delao, had been running an underground dental clinic in the aging suburban Dallas neighborhood for years: pulling teeth and filling cavities, among other procedures.
As shocking as this sounds, Delao's case is not that unusual. And it offers insight into a world of backyard dentistry that caters to those in the country illegally, the uninsured and others who cant find affordable dental care.
Delao admits he skirted the law, but isnt remorseful. Jesus Christ didnt need or didnt have a license, Jose Delao told Yahoo News during a jailhouse interview. People hurt and they needed it. People didnt have enough money to visit the regular dentist.
Delao, who says he is a trained dental lab technician, says he couldnt turn his back.
It broke my heart, he said, tapping his chest, because I have the experience.
But authorities say Delao, a native of Costa Rica, has never been a licensed dentist in Texas. If convicted, he could get two to 10 years in prison.
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To: posterchild
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posted on
02/01/2013 9:36:19 AM PST
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
To: posterchild
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI7Z28tKJ-s
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posted on
02/01/2013 9:39:53 AM PST
by
struggle
(http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
To: posterchild
And it offers insight into a world of backyard dentistry that caters to those in the country illegally So we have an unlicensed dentist offering services to illegals. What is a good PC-Statist to do? On the one hand, he is catering to illegals, who now have what amounts to a priviledged status in this country -- they can do things without going through the same procedures everyone else has to do. On the other hand, any good statist would cruxify someone who tried to operate a business without a state license.
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posted on
02/01/2013 9:42:55 AM PST
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: posterchild
Hellloo everybody! I'm Dr. Nick.
Today's special to pull your smart teeth!
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posted on
02/01/2013 9:43:51 AM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: posterchild
Ha! Knew two brothers, one with dental license the other not. B worked for A, assisted. Then they had a fight and B left, taking A’s tools with him. B opened up a dental office of his own, had many happy patients (as his technique was far smoother than his brother’s). After awhile, A finked to the cops and B wound up in gaol (”practicing without a license”).
When B was checked into the clink, the warden greeted him with: “Hey, you’re the guy who was practicing dentistry! We need a dentist here, would you be willing to serve as our (Big) House dentist while you’re staying with us?”
(He did.)
Ha!
To: Opinionated Blowhard
I don’t know why the govt should be interfering with undocumented dentists.
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posted on
02/01/2013 10:02:49 AM PST
by
Second Amendment First
("Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..." - Thomas Jefferson.)
To: posterchild
We'll be seeing much more of this if Ow-bama-Care comes to pass. Not only dentists but pretty much every other procedure you can think of.
I also wouldn't be surprised if we see licensed doctors “retiring” and doing work under the table to avoid malpractice and government mandates.
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posted on
02/01/2013 10:47:52 AM PST
by
varyouga
To: posterchild
Consenting adults, I say it’s all good.
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posted on
02/01/2013 11:23:39 AM PST
by
Persevero
(Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
To: posterchild
Good for him; corruption is king in the healthcare delivery system
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posted on
02/01/2013 12:02:45 PM PST
by
STD
( Intellectuals, they seem like a wrecking crew, dismantling civilization)
To: posterchild
Good for him; corruption is king in the healthcare delivery system
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posted on
02/01/2013 12:02:45 PM PST
by
STD
( Intellectuals, they seem like a wrecking crew, dismantling civilization)
To: posterchild
“Underground dentist . . . “
How’d they find him — because of all the drilling?
To: posterchild
I wonder the value of being a licensed veterinarian. A person can practice with impunity in Mississippi and Tennessee without a license. They don't have to pay license fees, “privilege” taxes for professionals, city taxes, AVMA and Malpractice insurance, and many more things that I can't enumerate. A person can buy all the drugs they need to practice without a DEA license from the feed stores and Internet. eBay sells all of the surgical tools a person will need. MD’s and Dentists have a monopoly and have little competition from quacks comparatively speaking. Punishment for being caught for practicing veterinary medicine without a license? $50 and a misdemeanor.
To: Chad N. Freud
They could tell it was him, he looked so
down in the mouth.
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posted on
02/01/2013 5:15:54 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: posterchild
Reminds me of the De Niro character in Brazil. He's a rogue air conditioner repairman who's on the totalitarian government's most wanted list because he fixes people's A/C units in the dark of night before the government repairgoons get around to it.
To: posterchild
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posted on
02/01/2013 5:30:38 PM PST
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To: posterchild
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posted on
02/01/2013 5:30:47 PM PST
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To: Yardstick
Business usually came word of mouth, but news of Delaos arrest didnt travel fast enough to stop people from showing up after he was jailed. His neighbor posted a sign on her door, Aqui No Vive Dentista (dentist doesnt live here). I have a problem with people banging on the door morning, noon and night, Francisca Ramos said this week. Business was good, LOL
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posted on
02/01/2013 5:41:32 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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