Florida Man Drilled For Operating As Amateur Dentist In His Garage

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — A Florida man who performed dental work without a license in a “filthy” garage was charged and held on $6,000 bond.

Roger Bean, 60, performed denture fittings and made false teeth in his garage, charging just $200 for a full set of dentures, a procedure that typically costs more than $2,000, authorities said.

But he was not licensed to practice in Florida, let alone in a “filthy garage.”

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detective Don Zumpano said there were “health risks with operating this type of facility outside of your house,” adding that Bean’s workspace was “filthy.”

Neighbors and clients, however, praised Bean for saving them thousands of dollars.

Ron St. Mary, 73, head of the neighborhood crime watch, said Bean is no criminal.

“He’s helping the old people who don’t have a few dollars,” he said. “I think the world of him.”

It was not immediately clear if Bean had an attorney.

JOKESTARTERS:

• “Dr.” Bean couldn’t afford Novocaine, so instead he made his patients bite down on a rusty old spark plug after taking a swig from some of his special bathtub gin.
• This isn’t Bean’s first encounter with the law. While in college, he was busted for giving free breast exams to unknowing women on campus.

SOURCE:

• WRAL