A Boston dentist accused of practicing without a license is now facing fraud charges

BOSTON. A Boston “dentist” accused of practicing without a license faced new charges in court Tuesday.

Accused of using a patient’s credit card

Sixty-nine-year-old Fritz Gabriel of Milton pleaded not guilty to fraud charges, including allegations that he used a patient’s credit card to charge the patient thousands of dollars for unauthorized purchases.

“The Commonwealth alleges that the defendant instructed and assisted the individual to open a credit card and then used that credit card without the victim’s authorization or consent to charge more than $6,000, including more than $5,000 from a dental practice that is managed by the defendant,” the message reads. Assistant Attorney General Sean Hillebrand

Previous fraud charges

Investigators say Gabriel was the manager of Forest Hills Dental and posed as a licensed dentist, allegedly using another dentist’s credentials to write prescriptions for controlled drugs such as Percocet and hydrocodone. Investigators said the alleged use of credentials occurred without the dentist’s knowledge or approval.

According to state law, only licensed dentists can write prescriptions for patients.

Last May, Gabriel was charged with fraudulently billing MassHealth for dental services that were not provided or that Gabriel provided instead of a licensed dentist. He was also accused of pulling out someone’s tooth and leaving the root exposed in the patient’s mouth.

Charges against Gabriel include Medicaid fraud, theft, unlicensed practice of dentistry, assault and battery, and fraudulent use of a credit card.