Dental assistants rarely have direct access to the practice's financial systems, but Prosperident's archive includes 19 cases in which a dental assistant was charged with theft. The vector is most often prescription-pad fraud, drug diversion, equipment or supplies theft (gold and platinum in particular), or patient identity theft.
These cases matter because they are frequently the symptom of a larger problem in the practice — weak inventory controls, unlocked prescription pads, or shared computer credentials. A dental assistant case is rarely isolated; it typically points to control gaps that other employees could exploit at greater scale. Most dentists wait too long. If you have concerns about a team member, a conversation with Prosperident at 888-398-2327 will tell you whether they're worth pursuing.
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