
Kelly J. Smith, 40, of Brantford, Ontario was sentenced to twenty months in jail in Ontario Court after pleading guilty to three counts of fraud over $5,000. Smith had defrauded two dental employers — in Brantford and Simcoe — of nearly $38,000 in total by falsifying insurance claims. The involvement of two separate employer victims illustrates how a dishonest dental employee may replicate the same scheme when moving between practices.
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.