NC woman accused of doing unlicensed dental work dodges WRAL questions

Monday's court appearance allowed WRAL Investigates to ask Ebony McBean questions face-to-face for the first time. We have been trying to get in contact with McBean since the fall.
Posted 5/19/2026, 12:28:23 AM

>> OFFICERS SAY HIS MOTHER ROBY

DIED. SANDERS FACES A MURDER

CHARGE.

>> FOR THE FIRST TIME, WRAL

INVESTIGATES HAD A CHANCE TO

SPEAK WITH A WOMAN WHO'S

ACCUSED OF DOING DENTAL WORK ON

PATIENTS WITHOUT A LICENSE.

EBONY MCBEAN APPEARED IN COURT

THIS MORNING. THE BUREAU'S

JUSTIN PATTERSON WAS THERE AND

GAVE ME BEING THE OPPORTUNITY

TO SHARE HER SIDE OF THE STORY.

THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF OPERATING

A DENTAL OFFICE WITHOUT A

LICENSE. THE NAME OF THE SHOW

TO THAT THE WAKE COUNTY

COURTHOUSE TODAY WITH HER

ATTORNEY, LIKE YOU ARE FINALLY

GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO

SEE HER FACE-TO-FACE AFTER

MONTHS OF UNANSWERED PHONE

CALLS.

>> YES, IT IS. AND DOOR KNOCKS

A OF A NEW LEAGUE MEANS

PATIENTS CAME TO ME LAST YEAR

SAYING THEY SPENT THOUSANDS

TO GET BRACES FROM THE SMILING

FACE COMPANY OUT SHE WAS AN

ASSISTANT WITH MY LICENSED.

>> SHE WOULD NEVER PUT OUR

HANDS IN MY SON'S MOUTH.

NEVER MAKE BEING ABRUPTLY

SHUTDOWN. THE BUSINESS IN

OCTOBER ABOUT A MONTH AND A

HALF LATER, POLICE OFFICIALLY

CHARGED HER WITH ATTAINING

PROPERTY BY FALSE PRETENSE AND

PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT

A LICENSE.

>> A SEARCH OF HER NAME WITH

THE STATE DENTAL LICENSING

BOARD SHOWS NO EVIDENCE THAT

SHE EVER HAD A DENTAL LICENSE.

YOU PLAN ON PAYING BACK ANY OF

>> WHY'D YOU DO IT? WHY NOT

JUST GET A LICENSE? THE CORRECT

WAY LEGAL AND HER ATTORNEY

WOULD ONLY SAY NO COMMENT LIKE

BEANS. ARRAIGNMENT WAS

SCHEDULED FOR TODAY BUT WAS

PUSHED BACK TO JUNE 10TH FOR