2019 ADA Survey Addresses How Dentists Discover Embezzlement
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- The specific embezzler behaviors flagged in the ADA Council on Dental Practice's survey: almost 50% of respondents cited possessiveness over duties and refusal to cross-train, and over 25% cited territorial behavior about the embezzler's workspace.
- Other red flags reported by survey respondents, including defensiveness when questioned about financial matters, complaints from coworkers about the employee, and observed bullying by the thief.
- Why Prosperident's Embezzlement Risk Self Assessment Questionnaire, taken by thousands of dentists, is used as a barometer for spotting these same warning-sign behaviors in their own staff.
- Why most dentists only discover embezzlement by accident, years after it starts, and how Prosperident's First Look Financial Review offers a proactive alternative to catch it earlier.
2019 ADA Survey Addresses How Dentists Discover Embezzlement
The American Dental Association’s Council on Dental Practice recently released the results of a survey
completed last year on embezzlement.
One of the questions on the survey addressed the question of behaviors exhibited by embezzlers. The answers were
enlightening.
ADA Survey results
The pie graph below highlights the most commonly observed behaviors (please note that, due to multiple responses, the total exceeds 100%).As you can see, possessiveness about the embezzler’s duties and a reluctance to cross-train other team members was the single biggest factor, given by almost 50% of respondents. Closely related was territoriality about the embezzler’s workspace, with over 25% of respondents reporting that behavior.
Defensive when questioned about financial matters, complaints from other staff about the affected employee, or observed bullying on the part of the thief, we also observed by many victims.
Employee behavior is still one of the key elements in detecting embezzlement. Our Embezzlement Risk Self Assessment Questionnaire has been taken by thousands of dentists and provides a good barometer for employee behavior.
You can read more about the ADA survey HERE.
Have questions or want to discuss your practice? Click the button below.
Don't Wait to Discover It the Hard Way.
Most dentists discover embezzlement by accident—years after it started. Prosperident's First Look Financial Review is the proactive approach that finds problems before they compound.
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The American Dental Association’s Council on Dental Practice recently released the results of a survey
completed last year on embezzlement.
One of the questions on the survey addressed the question of behaviors exhibited by embezzlers. The answers were
enlightening.
ADA Survey results
The pie graph below highlights the most commonly observed behaviors (please note that, due to multiple responses, the total exceeds 100%).As you can see, possessiveness about the embezzler’s duties and a reluctance to cross-train other team members was the single biggest factor, given by almost 50% of respondents. Closely related was territoriality about the embezzler’s workspace, with over 25% of respondents reporting that behavior.
Defensive when questioned about financial matters, complaints from other staff about the affected employee, or observed bullying on the part of the thief, we also observed by many victims.
Employee behavior is still one of the key elements in detecting embezzlement. Our Embezzlement Risk Self Assessment Questionnaire has been taken by thousands of dentists and provides a good barometer for employee behavior.
You can read more about the ADA survey HERE.
Have questions or want to discuss your practice? Click the button below.
Don't Wait to Discover It the Hard Way.
Most dentists discover embezzlement by accident—years after it started. Prosperident's First Look Financial Review is the proactive approach that finds problems before they compound.
About the author
David Harris
Forensic CPA, CFE, CFF, FIADFE — Chief Executive Officer, Prosperident
David Harris is the Chief Executive Officer of Prosperident, the world's largest dental embezzlement investigation firm. A Forensic CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified in Financial Forensics, he has led investigations into financial crime in dental practices since 1989 and speaks regularly to dental audiences across North America on detecting and preventing embezzlement.
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