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FOXNewshealth.com managing editor Dr. Manny Alvarez on the dangers of unlicensed medical practices.
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New York man was arrested after being accused of practicing dentistry.
Out of his home.
Without a license.
That as they say is not good and supposedly the -- bought dental equipment and tools on the Internet didn't even bother to keep anything sterilized.
Behind documentaries here Fox News -- dot com Dr.
Manny Alvarez and but this goes haven't had I known why bother going to school right.
-- trading might take exams.
Look I'm not surprised said by this this is so you know it continues says -- continues to happen.
And you have to remember back in the day back in the day when you had.
Big groups of people migrating from different parts of the world.
They would doctors in their country the people that live in those countries knew them they came to new York and back in the day.
You have a lot of the physicians grad -- you but that we're not license in the US.
And they were easily we -- dentists or internal medicine in the were practicing on other apartments that in 2011 is really abysmal that this is going on.
And and you know you and I don't understand why would anybody go to any book but -- apartment I see the economics because these people.
Probably have a very -- expensive.
And -- of reimbursement then maybe they are very charming and whatever the case may be maybe there's some illegal immigration going on -- some of these things work.
People just don't wanna go to any doctor -- they -- have -- issues whatever the case may be but the bottom line is that is so dangerous.
And people -- in the we have looked at Fox News -- dot com we have reported many cases over the last several years they especially.
I think -- houses say people are getting gave projected -- you don't just spots to hike -- injected Botox injected.
-- these people are not doctors and the.
That they're not -- and they have to be prosecuted and people have to realize -- Everybody in America did this whole it is a fallacy to do really in my opinion.
-- -- Whether you have money you or don't have any money whether you're legal Liu how many are illegal then our public services that are available for -- to get.
He -- it treatment.
There are dental clinics in many hospitals here in the city of New York we have dental clinics.
For the underprivileged that are run by physicians with great quality care.
So you can do these people have just -- they have to do their homework right and what does that consist of otherwise elect checklist of questions we should be ask what I mean look and you go to a doctor and there and -- as they've got to come to my apartment and then we'll see that you know -- something -- so that because should be mindful that should be.
I should be in an irregular office second.
You know you can go to any web site.
What there's a state level little their licensing.
The licensing the special.
You know what -- terrible -- I -- How about you said that you -- wouldn't didn't do we should have known that you didn't need to get a medical school but nobody's gonna go -- gynecologist -- Yeah.
That Brent is the one related little budget thing Kobe steel -- I -- tell you and this is like this from experience.
I know and they heyday you know when I was a little kid.
And people of -- mother and father's age.
They would go to dentist in their apartments.
That they knew that large immigrant popular today I -- I mean and I know it has happened in the past.
But in twenties would what nearly 2012 yes I've always -- hundred -- -- that you shouldn't happen anymore.
Documented your great thank you -- call but I'm not match the fact that you may do where I come from -- don't even get a lot -- Dennis he just believed to -- the reversal of China has elevated indignantly one -- question of where you come from right it's.
