Hard to expose the ugly side of beauty industry

PETALING JAYA: One-day dental courses allowing so-called students to dabble with people’s teeth are obviously unacceptable but blurred legal lines and the strenuous burden of proof required to prosecute these cases are letting unscrupulous beauticians get away with it.

The number of fake dentists is increasing because of these illegal courses, posing a serious health threat to the public. But trainers often ensure that their “students” tell enforcement officers that they learnt their dentistry on YouTube, leaving the officers helpless.