Dentistry’s Embezzlement Experts
Prosperident is the world’s oldest and largest firm investigating financial crimes committed against general dentists and dental specialists.
We specialize in the control, detection, and investigation of embezzlement.
Concerned? Have questions? Contact us to discuss your options.
Prosperident offers a specialized range of services to address your embezzlement concerns. Whether you are looking for an investigation, a system to help you fraud-proof your office, litigation support services, or a speaker for your next event, we have just what you need.
This service is designed to allow practice owners concerned about embezzlement to determine whether those concerns are justified. Our Diagnostic Examination involves a complete and stealthy review of the transactions in your practice management software and elsewhere to determine whether your suspicions are valid.
This form of investigation is employed when embezzlement has already been discovered. The forensic investigation involves gathering information and evidence to assist with swift and legal employee termination, recovery of stolen funds and proper entry into the justice system.
OPS® is a complete diagnostic review of a practice’s policies, procedures, and systems performed by one of our OPS® specialists. OPS® is designed to provide your office with the structure necessary to protect you against embezzlement.
Litigation Support Services
Our litigation support services include:
- Due diligence when purchasing a practice
- “Buyer’s remorse” and seller misrepresentation in purchase disputes
- Disputes between owners in a group practice
- Fact-finding, expert reports and providing expert testimony
- Family law matters involving dental practices
If you are looking for an educational speaker who will have your group talking, look no further. Our speakers deliver presentations that are educational, as well as remarkably entertaining. If you are ready to have your ears and eyes opened at your next event, our speakers will do that for you.
At Prosperident we eliminate uncertainty for dentists with embezzlement concerns, we maximize financial recovery for victims, and we provide the support necessary to achieve peace of mind about the financial health of your practice.
Founded in 1989, by David Harris, Prosperident is the world’s oldest and largest firm investigating financial crimes committed against general dentists and dental specialists.
At Prosperident we help dentists identify and resolve embezzlement in their practices. Whether your problem is an employee or another party such as a business partner or family member, we are here to make things right for you again. Prosperident is proud to be our industry’s’ leader in researching and establishing effective, viable protection solutions to safeguard your practice from embezzlement.
70% of our investigators are Certified Fraud Examiners; 40% are licensed as private investigators.
Our functional groups include:
- General Investigations
- Orthodontic and Oral Surgery Group
- Litigation Support Group
- Special Investigations, who handle some of our ugliest situations, such as dentists embezzling from each other in group practices
We limit ourselves to working with dentists, dental specialists, and their advisors. We do not assist any other type of businesses. Ever.
We have the investigative capability to perform “stealthy”, off-site investigation work. We use state of the art technology to gather the information from your practice, without ever having to be on-site. Your staff will be completely unaware that an investigation is being conducted.
Propsperident’s Kelly Paxton is a thought leader in the area of “pink collar crime”. She recently wrote a thought-provoking article on whether embezzlement was more damaging than street crime. You can read Kelly’s article HERE.
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