After pocketing more than $4 million for shoddy work on hundreds of patients, a bogus Buckhead dentist faces 110 charges, according to his indictment.
Brandon Dillard marketed his services as if he were legally allowed to perform them and maintained a realistic office that made it appear his dental practice was legitimate, prosecutors said in an indictment issued Nov. 21.
Starting in 2021, he placed veneers, did fillings and removed braces, among other things, all without a license, until he was arrested in October 2024, prosecutors said. His victims complained of cracked or chipped teeth, abscesses, tooth pain and sensitivity, discoloration and more, according to the indictment.
After pocketing more than $4 million for shoddy work on hundreds of patients, a bogus Buckhead dentist faces 110 charges, according to his indictment.
Brandon Dillard marketed his services as if he were legally allowed to perform them and maintained a realistic office that made it appear his dental practice was legitimate, prosecutors said in an indictment issued Nov. 21.
Starting in 2021, he placed veneers, did fillings and removed braces, among other things, all without a license, until he was arrested in October 2024, prosecutors said. His victims complained of cracked or chipped teeth, abscesses, tooth pain and sensitivity, discoloration and more, according to the indictment.
The charges against Dillard include theft, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, drug possession and commercial gambling, as well as violating Georgia’s Corrupt Organizations and Influence Act.
Dillard had become popular on social media for dental work he had done on influencers and reality stars such as Gia “Rollie Pollie” Mayham from Zeus’ “Baddies” franchise. He had advertised himself as a “veneer technologist,” but dental trade associations say there is no such thing.
In 2024, the American Dental Association tackled the trend of “veneer techniques” in a press releasesaying that “any dental procedure that can change the natural structure of a person’s teeth, gums or jaws, without the supervision of a dentist, has the potential to cause irreversible damage”. The organization listed infection and nerve damage as potential risks.
Earlier this year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution talk to a memphis resident Jerald Applewhite, who said he paid $7,500 to have Dillard’s install his veneers in July 2024. Within a month, Applewhite claimed he bit into a graham cracker and several of the veneers fell out. When he returned to Atlanta for a follow-up appointment in October, Dillard had been arrested.
Applewhite still has an active lawsuit against Dillard. Asking $20,000.
A forfeiture complaint filed by the county last year alleged that Dillard was working with a “romantic partner” to illegally install veneers. The latest indictment also includes that allegation, but also adds a former prosecutor-turned-lawyer to Dillard’s list of alleged associates.
The lawyer allegedly “advised Dillard and others on concealing the business’ crimes from the Georgia Board of Dentistry and other regulatory agencies.”
On two occasions, the lawyer sent cease-and-desist letters on Dillard’s behalf that threatened legal action against two people who tried to expose the “technological veneer” as a fraud, prosecutors said.
Elias Mauricio Soto Moreno is also charged with violating Georgia’s RICO Act in the indictment. Prosecutors say Moreno is licensed to practice dentistry in the Republic of Colombia, but not in Georgia.
Prosecutors say Soto Moreno helped Dillard set up training classes to teach other people how to do veneer work, charging participants $6,000 each and giving them the impression they could legally perform the procedures after the class.
Dillard is expected to be arraigned on January 26.
The charges against Dillard include theft, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, drug possession and commercial gambling, as well as violating Georgia’s Corrupt Organizations and Influence Act.
Dillard had become popular on social media for dental work he had done on influencers and reality stars such as Gia “Rollie Pollie” Mayham from Zeus’ “Baddies” franchise. He had advertised himself as a “veneer technologist,” but dental trade associations say there is no such thing.
In 2024, the American Dental Association tackled the trend of “veneer techniques” in a press releasesaying that “any dental procedure that can change the natural structure of a person’s teeth, gums or jaws, without the supervision of a dentist, has the potential to cause irreversible damage”. The organization listed infection and nerve damage as potential risks.
Earlier this year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution talk to a memphis resident Jerald Applewhite, who said he paid $7,500 to have Dillard’s install his veneers in July 2024. Within a month, Applewhite claimed he bit into a graham cracker and several of the veneers fell out. When he returned to Atlanta for a follow-up appointment in October, Dillard had been arrested.
Applewhite still has an active lawsuit against Dillard. Asking $20,000.
A forfeiture complaint filed by the county last year alleged that Dillard was working with a “romantic partner” to illegally install veneers. The latest indictment also includes that allegation, but also adds a former prosecutor-turned-lawyer to Dillard’s list of alleged associates.
The lawyer allegedly “advised Dillard and others on concealing the business’ crimes from the Georgia Board of Dentistry and other regulatory agencies.”
On two occasions, the lawyer sent cease-and-desist letters on Dillard’s behalf that threatened legal action against two people who tried to expose the “technological veneer” as a fraud, prosecutors said.
Elias Mauricio Soto Moreno is also charged with violating Georgia’s RICO Act in the indictment. Prosecutors say Moreno is licensed to practice dentistry in the Republic of Colombia, but not in Georgia.
Prosecutors say Soto Moreno helped Dillard set up training classes to teach other people how to do veneer work, charging participants $6,000 each and giving them the impression they could legally perform the procedures after the class.
Dillard is expected to be arraigned on January 26.
