Suffolk County Police arrested a Huntington Station woman on March 13 for allegedly operating a dental practice without a license at a home in Bay Shore.
Third Squad Detectives developed information that Yolany Y. Mejia Carranza was performing dental work without a license at a home on Heckscher Ave. in Bay Shore. Detectives, in conjunction with the Town of Islip Fire Marshal and Building Inspector, executed a search warrant and discovered a fully functioning dentist office at the home.
Mejia Carranza, 55, of Huntington Station, was charged with 3 counts of Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, a class E felony. She is being held at the Fourth Precinct and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on March 14.
In addition to the Bay Shore location, detectives believe Mejia Carranza was previously operating an illegal dental business at 135 Broadway in Huntington Station.
Anyone with information or who believes they are a victim is asked to contact the Third Squad at 631- 854-8352 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
