A woman who was arrested in Illinois and Las Vegas for allegedly providing braces and more to individuals without a dental license was sentenced, according to a story published July 16 on ABC7 Chicago.
Monica Davis, of Rockford, who was accused of giving people in Illinois braces and leaving one with a chipped tooth, was sentenced to three months of house arrest and two years of probation and ordered to pay $512 in restitution. She was sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated battery/great bodily harm, according to the story.
Monica Davis. Clark County Sheriff's Civil Process Section.
In April 2024, Davis turned herself in to police in Illinois after they began investigating her for allegedly working at The Veneer Experts without a dental license. A social media video advertisement for her company showed her working on a dental patient, which triggered the investigation. In the video, Davis purportedly claimed that her business offered services, including veneers, braces removal, and missing tooth replacement.
A person reportedly received braces from Davis at an office building in Schaumburg, IL, after seeing an ad on Facebook. The patient's mother became suspicious when a follow-up appointment couldn't be made.
One of the company's phone numbers was disconnected, and no one answered at a second phone number. Furthermore, a licensed dentist examined the patient and determined that the braces were not properly connected, according to reports.
Another person's tooth chipped after Davis reportedly gave him veneers, and a third customer claimed her molar fell out after an appointment with her.
In January 2024, Davis was arrested in Nevada after one of her alleged clients tipped off police that she was performing dental work in the back of a Las Vegas beauty salon. Two weeks after an appointment with Davis, the client's veneer reportedly broke off. When she was arrested, authorities learned that she was allegedly promoting services at The Veneer Experts at locations in Illinois and Nevada.
