Unlicensed Dentist Arrested For Practicing Inside North Plainfield Apartment

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — A man who was running an unlicensed dental practice out of a North Plainfield apartment was arrested after a former patient was hospitalized for an infection and required emergency treatment, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.

Jorge Nolivos, 58, of Orchard Street in Elizabeth was arrested on April 26 around 6 p.m. at an apartment on Somerset Street in North Plainfield, which he was renting for his unlicensed practice, according to Robertson. During a search of the place, detectives seized dental instruments, hypodermic needles and more than 100 dosages of the numbing medication lidocaine.

The arrest followed a month-long investigation after authorities were alerted that a former patient of Nolivos was hospitalized for an infection and required emergency treatment, Robertson said.

An undercover detective from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigation Unit later met with Nolivos inside the apartment, where they talked about the process of receiving dental treatment and the related costs.

Nolivos was arrested without incident and charged with second-degree possession with the intent to distribute prescription legend drugs, two counts of third-degree unlawful practice of dentistry and possession of hypodermic needle-syringe, a disorderly person’s offense.

Nolivos was lodged in the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.

Detectives are seeking any additional victims that may have used the services of Nolivos. Anyone who was treated by Nolivos should contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100, the North Plainfield Police Department (908) 769-2937 or the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888- 577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE”.

Tips can be anonymous.

Image via Somerset County Prosecutor's Office: Jorge Nolivos, 58, of Orchard Street in Elizabeth

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