Geraldine Goez was sentenced to one year of supervised probation and will also be responsible for paying restitution should any victims come forward.
Ms. Goez portrayed herself as a dentist on social media, advertising $100 teeth cleanings and $10 X-rays. The procedures took place between Jan. 1, 2023, and June 17, 2024.
An investigation by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office found a dental chair, numbing medication, an X-ray machine and multiple teeth in the trash in Ms. Goez’s home.
According to her attorney, Ms. Goez graduated from a Colombian dental school and practiced at dental clinics there.
In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped a charge of fraudulent schemes. The charge of practicing dentistry without a license was designated as a misdemeanor rather than a felony, the report said.
Ms. Goez was charged with practicing illegally out of her home in June.
