Articles About Embezzlement

Let’s think about the control systems in place in your practice.  Everything from the “balancing” done by staff at the end of each day to what you as a practice

A common theme at conferences and in dental media lately is a shortage of people to hire.  The sustained pre-Covid economic boom was already exerting pressure on the labor supply,

Sooner or later, every practice owner receives this unwelcome news.  Your office manager, who is key to the smooth functioning of your office, is leaving.  A thousand thoughts race through

Our CEO once said that embezzlers will happily fill gaps in a practice’s policies to their advantage.  So what are these policies, and how do embezzlers exploit them? We hear

Some insurance companies make payments to practices by creating a virtual credit card with a credit balance and then providing the card number. The practice can then enter the credit

That is an excellent question. Embezzlement protection involves a few big steps and a lot of small items.  For this post, let’s address the big items. They are proper hiring,

We have noticed an interesting phenomenon in dentistry. When you look at all types of business in aggregate, “whistleblowers” are responsible for detecting 43% of embezzlement. However, when you narrow

A couple of the most frequently asked questions by doctors regarding practice management software are: Is there a brand of practice management software that is better at protecting a doctor

We are featuring some excerpts from the upcoming second edition of David Harris’ book Dental Embezzlement; the Art of Theft and the Science of Control. Embezzlement has been around since