Garage dentist busted

Roger Bean, 60, was arrested yesterday for doing illegal dentistry in a West Palm Beach garage laboratory that was "filthy," according to police. From the Smoking Gun's summary of the probable cause affidavit:

When Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies raided Bean's garage, they recovered various power tools, false teeth, putty, dentures, and moldings. Bean, pictured in the mug shot at right, described himself as a "denturist" and told cops that this was not the first time he had been nabbed for operating an unregistered lab. He was charged with practicing dentistry without a license, a felony. While first visiting Bean's garage (after receiving an anonymous tip), detectives watched as a 67-year-old woman arrived to pick up dentures Bean had repaired for the bargain basement price of $40.

And from an Associated Press article:

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."

Link to Smoking Gun, Link to Associated Press article

Previously on BB:
• Basement cosmetic surgery clinic busted Link