Man Practices Dentistry For 30 Years Without a License

Howard Manders, 64, of Marietta, is charged with identity fraud and the unlawful practice of dentistry without a license, both felonies, reports the Marietta Daily Journal.  A television report says Manders practiced for 30 years.

Manders, 64, is a dental-lab technician, not a dentist, though he apparently helped found Manders Dental Center, at 2220 Atlanta Road, Suite 103, in Smyrna, the newspaper reports.

Manders was seen by different witnesses installing dentures and partials on patients on multiple occasions, according to arrest warrants.

Warrants say Manders also used dental-license numbers of two dentists to obtain an “NPI number,” which is issued to health care providers by HIPPA, it was reported.