Fake dentist slash unlicensed convicted criminal, Nur Farahanis Ezatty Adli, who has ruffled the public’s feathers after local groups raised the RM70,000 (US$17,000) necessary for her to avoid prison, allegedly outed herself to police.
Nur Farahanis — who taught herself dentistry by watching YouTube videos — put herself on police radar, and that of the Health Department, after going to a station to report two “patients” who had not paid for her services.
While you need years of training and school in order to qualify as an orthodontist, there is sadly no course available in common sense.
Records show that police raided the homestay she operated her business out of on Jan. 25 of this year, after investigating her activities.
The Star indicates that she remained unrepentant of her behavior, and continued on, business as usual, taking money from the public for her untrained services while awaiting trial.
Her reports from Melaka Tengah police headquarters show that she had been practicing her YouTube-taught dentistry since at least 2016, making her 19 at the time. She was a student at a local vocational college.
Records show that she accused two customers of non-payment of RM700 (US$165).
The owner of the premises from which she operated her services told reporters that after setting up her business in mid-June, more than 10 customers came and went in the space of a few hours. He admits that he allowed her to work from his building as a favor to her father, who wanted his daughter to have “a chance to promote her services.”
How much money was the budding-entrepreneur slash fraud earning? About RM6,000 a day (US$1,422), well above the national median monthly income of RM5K. Worryingly, one wonders how many customers are now fitted with the product of her uneducated labors. Her packages started at RM350 (US$80) for a partial set of braces, and RM650 (US$150) for the full monty.
Her customers were mostly college students, according to her landlord. She paid him a token monthly sum for using his building. However, he became understandably reticent to help her after police raided the premises.
How much money she truly made during her time of operation will likely remain a mystery, as her parents managed to scoop up her accounts book during the raid.
A Health Ministry official also alleges intimidation tactics from the girl’s family after investigations into her ensued.
These sound like GREAT people. Good thing she’s out.
So what does the future hold for our YouTube dentist now that she’s free?
We hear there are some great tutorials out there on minor surgeries. The internet is the limit, kids!
