New Britain herald., 1923-12-18
lN. DENTISTS ARE
 CAUGHT BY POLICE
Three Accused of Not Having
 Diplomas

NeW YOrk, Dec. lS.-Tnfee pro-
 fessed dentists, whose Wallingford
 vision opened to them a most lucra- tive profession and whose supreme confidence allowed them to assume all dental responsibilities for large clienteles despite training limited to course in chauffeuring or the doubt full legacy of being the son of one of the profession, were gathered into the tolls of the law yesterday. as New York authorities took their latest step against ''quacks'' whose only tes- timonials of skill are the self-be- slowed titles of Dr.
 David F.. Appleton, 4S year old. whose offices are at 150 East 82nd street, is under bail of $1,oo0 as the result of a too brilliant diagnosis per- formed on three young women who sought his advice yesterday, but who Appleton later found were acting under the instructions of the office of John T. .Dwyer, district attorney. The trio had been taken to an expert den- tist prior to their visit to the office of the Appleton Dental company" and their teeth had been pronounced perfect. With some uneasiness then the first young woman heard this verdict:
 Six cavities need filling at once. Your gums are in bad shape and there are signs of pyorrhea. You will need four treatments at s5 apiece before we start on the teeth. It will cost s9 apiece, though l can give you a cheaper filling for S6. But you'd better let me use my own judg- ment."
 Prescribes for Patients"
 Declaring that the matter would need more careful consideration. the woman made her escape form Apple toms office, to give way to the sec- ond of the trio. Among her defects were bad gums, pyorrhea, two teeth which needed crowns, and gums in- famed until they would need long and difficult course of treatment. The bill was ind efinite, but reached stag gering proportions. The third of the group fared best. Appleton, it is al- legcd, painted one tooth with iodine before his patient could object. and failing to convince her of more urgent ills, garnered si for that job.
 As result Appleton was arrested and taken before Magistrate Sweetser of the l2lst street magistrates court. The story which he unfolded was a rather unusual one. Several years ago a dental corporation was formed by a pr. Muth here, it was said. On his death Appleton went to his widow and bought the stock in corporation. He bad the name changed to the Appleton Dental company through an order of the Supreme Court and then, despite the fact that his relations with the dental profession, had never been legalized by a license, started in busi- ness for himself. His success was in- stantaneous. Several times efforts were made to curtail his activities, but through a technicality of the law all dental corporations formed before the legislative ban on such organizations was passed in 1918 are still legal Only recently it was found that though Appletons corporation is legally constituted the law demands that its work shall be performed by licensed dentists Appleton, the dis trict attorneys office charges, has done practically all the work in his office himself.
 The glaring sign of "Dr. A. E. J. Workman, D. F. D." with additional formidable information, "Prosthetic | and Laboratory" brought him attcn- | ton from authorities yesterday. "Dr." Workman, who is colored, was for merly chauffeur, according 10 Mau- rice Gottlieb. deputy district attorney. | Lack of future in his career of pilot | ing cab irked Workman's ambition, it is said, and he chose another call ing. Under a charge of practicing | dentistry wit h out license he is now under si,ooo bail, after hearing yes terday before Magistrate simpson of the Twelfth Judicial district Wash ington Heights.
 After venturesome life since he left school at IS, Maxwell Steinberg, 5s4 Dumont avenue, Brooklyn, final ly chose the honored profession of his father, he told the police yesterday. On knowledge he picked up around his fathers office he has practiced on a fairly large clientele for some months, he said. He was thorough ly familiar with dentistry" from a practical angie. hc said, though he had never obtained a diploma from school. He was released on si,o00 bail after a hearing before Magistrate Short of the New Jersey avenue court.
 "Dr." Sfeinberg Arersted
 A sign bearing the words, "Dr. Max steiuberg. surgeon dentist" told pass ersby of the occupants versatile tal- nnts, according 10 the district attor- ney's office. Questions revealed the fact that dentistry is not the first venture of Steinberg in prescribing for human ills. About year ago, he admitted, a IOr. Julius Stiegel and a Dr. Anton, who have been mentioned in connection with the medical .'quack" investigation, approached him with an offer to aid in forming the Lincoln Correspondence School of Chiropracty. They opened offices al isis Broa dpay, steinberg said. with little on which to base their course on but implicit confidence in their ability to find prospective stu dents. The expected rush of appli- eants failed to materialize, he said. and hc was forced to abandon the business after losing s5.ooo. Dental work seemed 10 offer considerably more promise. he said. and he abap- 4oned other fieids. The sign of sur r.on" still appears over his Dumont avenue address. however.