Cyber Police Arrest Operator of Illegal Braces Clinic in Surat Thani
Cyber police raided an illegal braces clinic in Ban Na San district, Surat Thani, arresting a 29-year-old woman who had been operating for six months via a Facebook page called "Yim Sai." Officers caught her mid-procedure with a patient in the dental chair and seized equipment and a mobile phone. She faces charges for operating an unlicensed medical facility and practicing dentistry without a license.
Cyber police arrested a 29-year-old woman operating an illegal braces clinic that took clients via Facebook. Officers discovered full evidence on-site, including a patient lying on the dental chair during the raid. The suspect admitted she had been open for about six months, advertising through a Facebook page called "Yim Sai," because the income was good.
On November 10, 2026, acting on a complaint from the Surat Thani Provincial Public Health Office regarding the "Yim Sai" Facebook page offering unlicensed orthodontic services in Ban Na San district, Pol. Maj. Gen. Tinakorn Rangmat ordered Pol. Col. Kamonkrit Sukthai, Superintendent of Sub-Division 5, along with Deputy Superintendents Pol. Lt. Col. Bancha Sisuk, Pol. Lt. Col. Ekveer Pongsroi-phet, Pol. Lt. Col. Natthawut Chomchoei, Pol. Lt. Col. Thapakorn Nummas, Pol. Lt. Col. Krittada Manawongskul, Pol. Lt. Col. Suthichai Thianpho, Pol. Maj. Pathompong Mi-yu, and inspection officers to search a house in Lamphun subdistrict, Ban Na San district, Surat Thani province.
They arrested Ms. Ariya (surname withheld), age 29, along with a mobile phone, dental equipment, and tools. Officers found her actively performing fashion braces on a customer. They halted the procedure, identified themselves, and explained that orthodontic treatment is a dental procedure that must be performed by a licensed dentist. Receiving such services from unqualified individuals can cause serious oral health risks including loose teeth, gum inflammation, infection, and long-term tooth damage.
The suspect confessed to providing fashion braces to walk-in clients contacted through her Facebook page. She was initially charged with operating a medical facility without a license (illegal braces clinic) and practicing dentistry without being a licensed professional (fake dentist). She was handed over to Ban Na San Police Station, Surat Thani, for further legal proceedings.
