Minister of Public Health Dr. Freddy Hidalgo says that Dr. Juan Jose Dominguez has been removed from his post as director of the dental department at the Ministry of Public Health in response to allegations made by investigative journalist Nuria Piera. In two consecutive TV shows, Piera reported on how millions of pesos worth of dental equipment have been damaged due to lack of maintenance, and on corruption and nepotism in the operation of the dental department, as reported in Hoy. The report examined millions of pesos worth of purchases by the department, of equipment that is now damaged. As reported in Hoy, the replaced director of dental department is a brother of the former wife of former President Leonel Fernandez.