
Dorothy Lynn Guerrero, 28, of Lombard, Illinois — employed as a receptionist at a dental practice in Frankfort — pleaded not guilty in court to charges of theft and possession of a controlled substance following allegations that she had stolen thousands of dollars from the practice. The court ordered Guerrero to submit to a drug test. The combination of theft and drug possession charges in dental cases is not uncommon and often suggests that substance dependency is driving financial misconduct.
Most dental embezzlement goes undetected for years—and the average loss is in the tens of thousands of dollars. Prosperident's First Look Financial Review can tell you right now whether your practice has a problem.