Information on registered sex offenders is public information and must be released upon request. The law enforcement agency may charge a nominal fee for providing such information, usually no more than a few dollars. You can also contact your local public school district for information as well as the administrators of private schools. First of all, I want to assure you that most dentists are law- abiding citizens, providing high quality care to Texans. Of course, in every bunch, there are a few bad apples.
Criminal cases involving fraud by dentists are notoriously difficult to prosecute.
It is an unusual case where an investigator, to prove a case, need only look into a patient's mouth and see if the work was actually done. In a majority of fraud cases, an investigator cannot tell if the work below the surface of the tooth was done properly, especially if the tooth is covered by a stainless cap or if a perfectly good tooth surface has been ground away, never to be seen by the investigator. A great percentage of fraud cases require additional expertise such as a consulting dental expert or a TDH regional dentist. As you can see, in many of these cases, the state has the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that a provider intentionally performed work that was medically unnecessary. Many cases involve the over use of certain practices which may not rise to the level of criminal conduct and can be more judiciously handled by licensure or administrative officials.