A New York dental clinic manager has been arrested on charges she posed as an actual dentist and even pulled patients ' teeth . Valbona Yzeiraj was arrested on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to charges of assault , unauthorized practice of a profession and reckless endangerment . Authorities said the 45-year-old woman , from White Plains , did injections in people 's mouths , performed root canals and on several occasions pulled patients ' teeth . Valbona Yzeiraj was arrested on Thursday ( pictured right ) and pleaded not guilty to charges of assault after she illegally posed as dentist 'Dr Val ' and pulled patients ' teeth out at a practice in Riverdale , New York . According to CBS , she called herself 'Dr Val ' , putting on a lab coat when her boss , Dr Jeffrey Schoengold , was n't present and doing dental work on unsuspecting patients . Dr Schoengold became suspicious when at least four people complained over work he had not done . One patient suffered an infection from a botched root canal and another patient was left with pain two years on from a procedure , CBS reported . Prosecutors said she was fired from Ultimate Dental Care of Riverdale after the company found out she was performing as a dentist from late 2012 to summer 2013 . It is then alleged that she tried to steal from the practice . The company has n't returned a message left seeking comment . Yzeiraj 's attorney did n't immediately return a message seeking comment . Bail has been set at $ 20,000 bond and the 45-year-old was due back in court on May 28 . She claimed to have dental training in her native Albania but authorities said she had no license in the U.S. Yzeiraj was fired from Ultimate Dental Care of Riverdale , New York ( pictured ) after the company found out she was illegally performing as a dentist from late 2012 to summer 2013 .
Valbona Yzeiraj , of sunny Plains , New York , was arrested on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to charges of rape . Authorities claimed the 45-year - old woman , from White Plains , did injections in victim 's mouths and performed injection canals . When her trial was out , she allegedly pulled on a white coat and called herself ' Dr ! '