A dentist in Maryland who pleaded guilty to illegally distributing opioids to a former employee was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to a press release dated December 19 from the Office of Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown.
All but one day of Dr. Andrew Fried’s prison term was suspended. Additionally, Fried, who owned Perry Hall Family Dental in Nottingham, MD, was sentenced to three years of probation and prohibited from participating in U.S. healthcare programs, according to the press release.
In November, Fried pleaded guilty to one count of distributing narcotics and one count of prescribing controlled dangerous substances outside the regular duties of a dentist and the standards of his profession related to controlled dangerous substances.
Between April 2022 and May 2025, Fried allegedly prescribed oxycodone without a legitimate reason to a former dental assistant who worked at his practice, according to the release.
As part of his plea deal, Fried admitted that he bought the drugs weekly from the dental assistant, who acquired the pills from close family members, according to the release.
