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An Ottawa man is in custody for allegedly posing as a dentist, although police can only confirm he has worked as a dental assistant at two Ottawa clinics.
Police received a call from the National Dental Examining Board of Canada that someone was attempting to take dental exams on May 27-28 with falsified credentials. In order to write the exam, applicants must have a degree from an accredited dental school.
The investigation revealed that the man accessed the university credentials of a real dentist in Minnesota and changed the name on those credentials into his own. Further investigation showed that the man was working in different capacities at two different dental clinics in Ottawa, while also openly portraying himself online as a dentist.
“He tried to do the dental exam with fake transcripts from the University of Minnesota, so he did an identity theft,” said Ottawa police fraud Det. Shaun Wahbeh. “The National Dental Examining Board does the background check and when he said he graduated from the University of Minnesota, they contact the university, they get the transcripts, but then the University of Minnesota said something is not right here and they started the investigation.”
Omar Anwar, 29, of Ottawa, is charged with three counts of uttering a forged document; two counts of obtaining employment by false pretense; one count of personating a dentist; and one count of possessing the identity documents of another.
His LinkedIn account shows he posed as a dental-oral surgeon at Harmony Dentistry from June 2014 to present.
However, Wahbeh said police can’t confirm Anwar has done anything but dental assistant work.
“If I could prove he had been doing any dentistry or hygiene, I would have charged him with assault,” he said. “But I don’t have that information, all I have is that he worked in clinics, but as a dental assistant.”
Organized fraud investigators would like to hear from anyone who believes they received dental care from Anwar.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Ottawa police organized fraud unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5292. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa police app.
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Police received a call from the National Dental Examining Board of Canada that someone was attempting to take dental exams on May 27-28 with falsified credentials. In order to write the exam, applicants must have a degree from an accredited dental school.
The investigation revealed that the man accessed the university credentials of a real dentist in Minnesota and changed the name on those credentials into his own. Further investigation showed that the man was working in different capacities at two different dental clinics in Ottawa, while also openly portraying himself online as a dentist.
“He tried to do the dental exam with fake transcripts from the University of Minnesota, so he did an identity theft,” said Ottawa police fraud Det. Shaun Wahbeh. “The National Dental Examining Board does the background check and when he said he graduated from the University of Minnesota, they contact the university, they get the transcripts, but then the University of Minnesota said something is not right here and they started the investigation.”
Omar Anwar, 29, of Ottawa, is charged with three counts of uttering a forged document; two counts of obtaining employment by false pretense; one count of personating a dentist; and one count of possessing the identity documents of another.
His LinkedIn account shows he posed as a dental-oral surgeon at Harmony Dentistry from June 2014 to present.
However, Wahbeh said police can’t confirm Anwar has done anything but dental assistant work.
“If I could prove he had been doing any dentistry or hygiene, I would have charged him with assault,” he said. “But I don’t have that information, all I have is that he worked in clinics, but as a dental assistant.”
Organized fraud investigators would like to hear from anyone who believes they received dental care from Anwar.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Ottawa police organized fraud unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5292. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa police app.
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