A Massachusetts dentist accused of using paper clips in root canal procedures has been indicted on 13 charges.
The dentist pinched pennies by using pieces of paper clips instead of stainless steel posts – though that didn't stop him from billing Medicaid for the more expensive materials he didn't bother to use.
The charges against him include assault and battery, larceny, submitting false Medicaid claims (using other doctors' provider numbers), and illegally prescribing drugs (Hydrocodone, Combunox and Percocet).
Between 2003 and 2005, he is estimated to have submitted at least $130,000 in fraudulent Medicaid bills. But it's his use of office supplies in root canal therapy that's garnered the most attention. (This root canal treatment is definitely not endodontist-approved!) In fact, some of his root canal patients still have paper clips in their mouths.
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