UPDATE @ 7 p.m. (March 2)
Former patients of a Harrison Twp. dental office under investigation by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office for Medicaid fraud spoke out today.
Agents with the state’s Medicaid Fraud Investigative Unit raided Dixie Dental and Denture, 3609 N. Dixie Drive, owned by Jeffrey Kleinman. Today, cars were in the parking lot and the practice was open as usual. News Center 7’s Kate Bartley went inside, but was told to leave by employees: “We’re not allowed to give a statement, unfortunately.”
No charges have been filed and no arrests made, but some former patients said they wonder what else investigators with Attorney Gen. Mike Dewine’s Office uncover when they comb through evidence they seized from the busy practice.
Teresa Simpson said she and her husband went to the office because her husband had several teeth that were bothering him.
“He wasn’t back there very long and came out and not one tooth was pulled, but five teeth were pulled,” she said. Simpson also said there were open bottles of chemicals in examination rooms. “I was appalled at the condition of the facility. It was just nasty, dirty, very unkempt.”
Crystal Toney went to Dixie Dental for a checkup.
“Basically, I was told I had 12 to 15 cavities,” she said. A second opinion revealed she didn’t have nearly that many, she said.
Both women said they were unsatisfied, even angry, about their experiences.
UPDATE @ 10:45 a.m.
An investigation is ongoing into allegations of Medicaid fraud at Dixie Dental and Denture Center, 3609 N. Dixie Drive, according to Jill Del Greco, spokeswoman for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
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Agents with the Medicaid Fraud Investigative Unit with the Ohio AG’s office raided the business this morning.
No arrests have been made and no formal charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing, Del Greco said.
The business was closed while agents executed the search warrant. It’s unclear whether the business will reopen today.
FIRST REPORT
Investigators with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office are at a business in Harrison Twp. for an apparent investigation.
Law enforcement officials are at Dixie Dental and Denture, 3609 N. Dixie Drive.
The business appears to be closed and a witness tells us around 9 a.m. officers pulled up and locked the doors to the business.
We’re working to learn more and will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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