{"id":189558,"date":"2026-03-13T02:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189558\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T02:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:13:20","slug":"woman-facing-felony-charges-for-allegedly-running-an-illegal-dentistry-from-her-miami-dade-home-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189558\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman facing felony charges for allegedly running an illegal dentistry from her Miami-Dade home, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman is facing five felony charges, including practicing dentistry without a license, after an anonymous tip led Miami-Dade Sheriff’s<\/a> deputies to investigate her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Karim Selene Cordova Rivera, who has a dental license in Peru<\/a> that is not valid in the United States, was arrested after she set up a tooth extraction appointment with undercover detectives at her residence in Brownsville, according to court records.<\/p>\n

The arrest followed undercover detectives securing a search warrant and entering the home on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Court records state that once Cordova Rivera was set up for treatment, she was arrested. Investigators seized three loads of trash containing evidence that supports charges for practicing dentistry without a license, possession of a controlled substance, litter, hazardous waste, nuisance to health, and failure to track biomedical waste.<\/p>\n

The Florida Department of Health’s online database of licensees does not include Cordova Rivera.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Neighbor Diego Arias, who lives across the street, told reporters he saw people entering the house but was not aware of a dental service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Dental service is expensive,” Arias said.\u00a0 “But if you have to do something for dental, I think you have to do it the correct way.”<\/p>\n

Judge Mindy Glazer granted Cordova Rivera a bond and appointed a public defender during her court hearing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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