Raleigh lady accused of training unlicensed dentistry faces new cost

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A Raleigh lady accused of performing orthodontic work and not using a skilled license is now going through an extra felony cost.

Ebony McBean is now going through 5 felony fees, together with a newly added cost of acquiring property by false pretenses. That cost is along with three current counts of acquiring property by false pretenses and one depend of training drugs and not using a license.

According to courtroom data, McBean introduced herself as a licensed orthodontist and charged one sufferer greater than $2,800 for orthodontic work she was not licensed to carry out.

The new cost comes after an ABC11 Troubleshooter investigation that started after a number of former sufferers contacted ABC11 about McBean’s Raleigh enterprise, The Smiling Face Company.

Those sufferers stated McBean shut down the enterprise, leaving a few of them with braces nonetheless on their tooth and hundreds of {dollars} already paid for remedy.

According to arrest warrants, McBean allegedly took hundreds of {dollars} from sufferers for fraudulent dental providers. The warrants additionally allege McBean practiced drugs with out acquiring a medical license from the North Carolina Medical Board.

During our authentic investigation, McBean acknowledged she was not licensed to carry out the orthodontic work. However, she informed ABC11 {that a} licensed physician was at all times overseeing the remedy.

McBean is scheduled to look again in courtroom later this month.

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