India, Feb. 16 -- Ebony Nicohole McBean, 42, was arrested by Raleigh police this week on charges related to practising dental services without a license and defrauding patients.

According to WRAL News, McBean is accused of operating The Smiling Face Company in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she allegedly provided dental and orthodontic services without proper credentials.

However, McBean claimed to have worked as an orthodontic assistant for 15 years on Yelp.

Patients had raised questions after spending thousands to get braces about refunds, future service and patient records. One patient detailed to WRAL that McBean charged about $5,820 for braces on their teeth, despite having no dental license.

Two other patients, Nichelle Boone an...