Trang women arrested for alleged unlicensed dentistry

The woman, identified as Payom “Jeh Lek” Jaiyai, 51, reportedly told officials that she had learned orthodontic treatments including installing dental braces on the Internet and operated the clinic for five years.
The combined team of police from the consumer’s protection unit, provincial health officials and military personnel raided the grocery on Phatthalung Road, Tambon Tabtiang, after they determined that it was a front for an illegal dental clinic.
A search of the clinic uncovered 24 pieces of equipment linked to orthodontic treatments, including substandard dental braces that were not durable enough to realign teeth and posed a choking risk, officials said.
Three charges were filed against Payom, including selling goods prohibited by the Consumers’ Protection Committee, operating a medical clinic without a licence and performing dentistry without permission.
Authorities said they believed that five similar clinics were operating in Trang and were gathering information to act against them.