A Calgary dentist believed to have submitted phony insurance claims has been charged with fraud, police say.
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Fraudulent dental insurance claims were all submitted by the same dentist at All About Family Dental, located at 7520 Elbow Drive S.W.
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The information of five patients was used to submit false claims to the insurance provider, said the Calgary Police Service in a Monday release.
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Police worked with an internal investigator from the insurance company to review hundreds of claims dating back over a decade.
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“Between January 2013 and January 2023, the accused fraudulently submitted false billings for endodontic, restoration and extraction procedures,” said CPS.
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In total, the fraudulent claims resulted in almost $30,000 in losses.
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On March 31 police arrested Alena Vladimiro Smadych, 55, and she was charged with fraud over $5,000.
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In 2023, Smadych was also charged with fraud over $5,000 in relation to discrepancies and false billings totalling nearly $100,000 dated from 2015 to 2021.
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