Police have arrested a teenage woman for illegal dentistry which is thought to have caused the death of a 17-year old student in Khon Kaen.
Police said Porntip Wannasri,19, was arrested following a raid on a townhouse on Kasikorn Thung Sang Road in Khon Kaen's Muang district.
She was questioned about the death of Jutamas Chaisong,17, a Matayom 5 (Grade 11) student who is thought to have died from a thyroid infection and heart complications on Sunday, police said.
Police say they found dental tools and dental braces at the townhouse.
It is alleged that on Aug 10 Ms Porntip fitted Ms Jutamas with cosmetic dental braces at the townhouse which doubled as a dental clinic.
Ms Jutamas developed a serious toothache a few days later. The condition deteriorated leading her to seek medical attention at Khon Kaen Hospital on the evening of Aug 20, when a doctor told her she had a heart problem and an infected thyroid gland.
She was prescribed a month's medication.
Around midnight the same day, Ms Jutamas's symptoms worsened and she suffered a sore throat and breathing difficulties. She was admitted to intensive care and died on the night of Aug 23.
Police said Ms Porntip had admitted she had provided scores of teenagers with cosmetic dental treatment without a licence and moved from place to place to avoid being caught.
She said Ms Jutamas was the first customer to have died.
The cause of Ms Jutamas's death has yet to be established by autopsy.
Public Health Ministry spokesman Suphan Srithamma yesterday warned that fake dentists face up to three years in prison and a maximum fine of 30,000 baht.
The Health Service Support Department and provincial health offices have been ordered to remain on guard for bogus dental clinics.
Cosmetic dental braces were a fad which carried a severe health risk due to possible heavy metal contamination from phoney braces, Sutha Jienmaneechotchai, director of the Department of Health's Dental Health Division, said.
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