UPDATE: New Jersey woman arrested for impersonating dentist — even attempted root canal!

A New Jersey woman was arrested for performing dental work without a license after she attempted a root canal on a man’s choppers but couldn’t finish the job, cops said.

The patient told investigators he had scheduled an appointment with Ana C. Amato of Old Bridge after he saw her advertising in a group chat on WhatsApp, South River police said.

The man told cops he agreed to pay her $1,000 for the procedure.

But before he went back to have the procedure completed, Amato informed him she couldn’t finish the procedure and gave him a list of dentists in the area who could complete the work, cops said.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/07/us-news/new-jersey-woman-arrested-for-fake-dentistry-after-she-failed-to-finish-a-root-canal/