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The Top 6 Dental Embezzlement Red Flags

85% of dental embezzlers will display at least one of these red flags.

Tips for Dentists

May 8

Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Busting Dental Fraud & Embezzlement. Howard Farran interviews William Hiltz.

Dec 29

Are you ready for a lawsuit?

Dentistry is one of the most litigated professions. It’s true… The reality for most dentists is that they can expect to be named in...

Tips for Dentists

Oct 28

ELEVEN SURPRISING EMBEZZLEMENT STATS

DID YOU KNOW? The answer is 11

Tips for Dentists

Jul 3

Old Timey Sayings

Tips for Dentists

Jun 5

It’s not just employees who steal from dentists.

Here are just a few of the stories involving patient dishonesty. Insurance Fraud How to respond to patients asking the dentist to “cut corners”...

Mar 26

Patient Identity Theft

Patient Identity Theft It could happen to your office: a new patient uses someone else’s identification to falsely obtain dental treatment. When discovered, the...

Tips for Dentists

Feb 22

“The Checkbook” conversation with a Dentist.

I was speaking with a dentist who suspected his office manager was stealing. He did not have any evidence she was stealing, but felt something...

Tips for Dentists

Feb 20

Dishonest dental employee telling a patient to “bring cash”

We don’t accept checks! Listen to this dishonest dental office employee tell a patient to “bring in cash” This employee liked to steal cash...

Feb 20

PATIENT CREDIT BALANCES

What is a Patient Credit? A patient credit balance is when the practice owes money to a patient and every practice will have some...

Tips for Dentists

Feb 19

Dentist loses three months of data and stomach lining.

HELP, I NEED MY DATA BACK. About 10 years ago, I told my dental client that I needed to examine a copy of his...

Tips for Dentists

Jan 27

Usernames & Passwords – Enforce them!

Another in our series of FraudBuster Tips intended to keep your data secure and help you manage fraud, embezzlement, waste, and abuse in your...

Tips for Dentists

Dec 27

Will my CPA find dental embezzlement?

MANY dentists believe their CPA will uncover embezzlement. The truth is, most CPA’s are unlikely to detect embezzlement in a dental practice; but it’s...

Tips for Dentists

Dec 18

Understanding Audit and Adjustment Reports

Let’s start with the basics. Before you can understand audit trail reports generated by your software, you must know how your practice management software...