New Insights Into Embezzlement April 2020

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Episode length: 1h 8m  |  Published: 2021-02-18


This is where it all began. The inaugural episode of Prosperident’s Dental Practice Owner’s Podcast, recorded in April 2020, introduces David Harris, Wendy Askins, and Amber Weber — and lays the foundation for everything that follows.

Topics covered include:

  • How and why embezzlement takes place in dental practices
  • Why dental practices are uniquely vulnerable
  • The profile of the typical dental embezzler
  • The specific COVID-era conditions that created heightened embezzlement risk
  • The core strategies practice owners can implement to protect themselves

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Episode Timestamps

  • 0:00 - Introduction / Show open
  • 3:33 - What the data shows about embezzlement trends in dental practices
  • 8:00 - New patterns Prosperident is seeing in how theft is carried out
  • 16:00 - Why the pandemic created both new risks and new opportunities for embezzlers
  • 24:00 - The most important prevention steps dentists should be taking right now
  • 32:00 - How to assess your own practice's vulnerability
  • 36:40 - Closing / How to contact Prosperident
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