Elderly New York Woman Caught Running Unlicensed Dental Office, Extracting Teeth In Kitchen Of Her One-Bedroom Apartment: DA

A patient chair was found in Gladys Serrano's kitchen among used dental tools and expired medication viles. (Credit: Latin Times)

A 70-year-old Long Island woman, Gladys Serrano, has been charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry out of her one-bedroom apartment in Hempstead, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

Authorities allege Serrano performed dental procedures, including extractions, in her kitchen, charging at least one victim nearly $2,000 for removing five teeth in July. During a search of her apartment, police found a makeshift dental setup, including a patient chair near the sink, used dental tools, impression molds, and expired medication vials from Colombia and El Salvador.