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Need cash? Don’t use your practice as an ATM.

“It’s a pain the butt to bring cash deposits to the bank.” Practices that receive EFT insurance payments and use check scanners to electronically...

Tips for Dentists

Jan 6

Embezzlement Laws by State

Embezzlement is a statutory offense that, depending on the circumstances, may be a crime under state law, federal law, or both State embezzlement laws...

Tips for Dentists

Dec 6

Spooktacular Embezzlement Myths

Spooky Fiction vs Fact SPOOKY MYTH FACT There are over 300 ways to steal from a dental practice. There are less than 24 ways...

Tips for Dentists

Oct 28

Is it a good idea to describe in detail how to embezzle?

Is it is a good idea to describe in detail how to embezzle? Whom are we trying to educate here?

Tips for Dentists

Oct 19

Dental embezzlement confessions are never what they seem

I have fired a surprising number of dishonest dental employees. When confronted with their crimes, most immediately and vigorously deny all allegations, and then...

Tips for Dentists

Sep 21

About Dental FraudBusters

Welcome My name is William Hiltz and my company (Hiltz & Associates) provides fraud detection, prevention, and investigation services for dentists, as well as...

Jul 31

Your Front Desk Manager is stealing Frequent Flyer Miles. What would you do?

If this happened to you – what would you do? The Front Desk Manager claimed she was doing nothing wrong. When a patient paid...

Tips for Dentists

Apr 14

My practice is “gone”! Planning for disaster.

It may be a fire, flood, theft, willful destruction or an unexpected car through your front window! A bit of advance planning will go...

Tips for Dentists

Apr 12

It’s the most powerful fraud deterrent; ever.

The Perception of Detection Imagine you are in a hurry and driving much faster than usual. You’re late for an important event that cannot...

Tips for Dentists

Apr 2

How to Tell if Embezzlement is Happening in Your Dental Office

I wrote this article back in 2012 – the same principles hold true today. IT’S A FACT: Changes in employee behavior is often the...

Tips for Dentists

Feb 22

It’s 4:00am. I’m burning the midnight oil, and there it is again!

I just spied a TeamViewer icon on the desktop of another dental practice computer. I checked to see if the TeamViewer program was registered...

Tips for Dentists

Feb 14

What reports to ask for and to keep off-site.

The purpose of this 5-minute Dental FraudBuster is to ensure that you have offsite copies of essential reports in the event you need them...

Tips for Dentists

Nov 15

Economic uncertainty predicates embezzlement.

Dental embezzlement will spike for the at least the next 6 months. That’s a sobering thought; considering that before the pandemic, embezzlement was already...