A beauty centre offering illegal dental and aesthetic medical services since 2024 was discovered to be hiding behind a row of shop lots in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
According to a report by Sinar Harian, a raid of the beauty centre was carried out on Wednesday (August 20) by enforcement officers from the Dental Health Division and the Private Medical Practice Control Branch (CKAPS) of the Federal Territories and Putrajaya Health Department, in collaboration with the Sri Petaling Police Station.
Authorities raid beauty centre offering illegal dental and aesthetic medical services in Sri Petaling
During the raid, it was found that the exterior of the premises was equipped with CCTVs, while the interior consisted of 3 special rooms believed to be used for dental treatments. Meanwhile, another room was used for aesthetic medical services related to beauty, such as skin whitening and Botox injections.
Each room has a bed in addition to various machinery and tools, medicines, injection equipment and more.
When the raid was carried out, there were 2 customers at the premises receiving dental treatment. The treatment prices offered ranged from RM4,000 to RM12,000, depending on the package.
2 women were arrested
Dental Enforcement Officer of the Federal Territories and Putrajaya Health Department, Dr. Vivegan Doraisamy, shared that 2 women, including an Indonesian citizen, aged 27 and 37, were arrested.
Initial investigations found that the beauty centre offered dental and aesthetic medical services, which can only be carried out at Private Healthcare Services Facilities registered under the Ministry of Health (MOH).
“The suspects were said to be promoting their services on the social media platform, Instagram, including veneer services which can only be performed by dental practitioners registered with the Malaysian Dental Council,”
“Additionally, the beauty centre also offered aesthetic medical treatments such as fillers, Botox injections and other aesthetic treatments which can only be performed by medical practitioners registered with the Malaysian Medical Council and accredited with a Letter of Credentialing & Privileging (LCP) of Aesthetic Medical Practice by the Ministry of Health,” she said.
The 2 women are now being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 [Act 586] on suspicion of setting up a dental clinic or a private medical clinic without a valid registration certificate.
“This case will also be investigated under Section 62(1) of the Dental Act 2018 [Act 804] due to the suspicion of practising dentistry without being registered with the Malaysian Dental Council,” she added.
MOH advises the public to seek treatment from a legitimate medical or dental practitioner who has the appropriate qualifications.
“This is to ensure the safety and quality of the best treatment services as well as to prevent any unwanted complications,” Dr. Vivegan Doraisamy explained.
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