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<div>Here are some of the upcoming venues where we will be speaking:</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><b>Attention Orthodontists:</b></span></span></div>
<div>Our newest "how to" package is designed specifically for orthodontists, and is called "How to Beat Embezzlement in Your Orthodontic Practice". This package contains a useful monthly monitoring spreadsheet, and our popular Embezzlement Risk Assessment Questionnaire.</div>
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<div>As an introductory special, the first 100 orthodontists using the offer code PROSPERIDENTLOVESORTHO will get a 35% discount off the retail price.</div>
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<div><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #ffff00;">Don't Shoot the Messenger<br></span></span></b></div>
<div>David Harris co-wrote this article several years ago with his friend, Dental Consultant Lorraine Guth, in a great magazine called <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Progressive Dentist</span>. It's a great discussion about embezzlement and the dilemma that Lorraine faced.</div>
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<div>Lorraine's web site is <a href="http://www.motivationsbymouth.com" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; color: #fff100; text-decoration: underline;">www.motivationsbymouth.com</a></div>
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<div><b>Lorraine Guth…</b></div>
<div>If you suspected your friend’s spouse of cheating, would you tell? What if the signs of the deceit were fairly clear, but you couldn’t be sure? It’s a tough question, and most of us really don’t know how we would respond until actually faced with the decision. As consultants, one of our most difficult challenges is bringing evidence forward when we believe a dentist-client is the victim of fraud.</div>
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<div>Follow me as I recount an experience. It was the end of the first day of observation and coaching in Dr. Simpson’s practice. I watched and learned from the doctor and team members. Something didn’t seem right. I began my mental organization of findings and started to dig deeper. Dr. Simpson’s favorite and most dedicated employee seemed to be holding back.</div>
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<div><a href="http://theprodentist.com/dont-shoot-the-messenger/" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; color: #fff100; text-decoration: underline;">Read more...</a></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">By David Harris MBA CMA CFE and Pat Little DDS FAGD CFE</span></div>
<div>As investigators, one thing we encounter every time we speak to a group of dentists is that, in the area of embezzlement, they consistently underestimate the capabilities of their opponents.<br>
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The most common question asked of us is, “Will this control/procedure/auditing step work?” followed by some procedural change that the questioner intends to implement. Normally, this change is designed to block a specific embezzlement methodology.<br>
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For example, one question recently asked in a presentation was whether using a “lockbox” system, where all mail gets delivered to a third party (which then opens the mail and inventories the contents), would prevent embezzlement.<br>
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This question is an example of <i>denial of opportunity</i> strategies for controlling embezzlement, because its goal is to block a specific embezzlement pathway.<br>
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While we don’t think that strategies of this type are necessarily bad ideas, we do believe that their effectiveness in controlling embezzlement is overestimated.</div>
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<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">investigators, one thing we encounter every time we speak to a group of dentists is that, in the area of embezzlement, they consistently underestimate the capabilities of their opponents.<br>
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The most common question asked of us is, “Will this control/procedure/auditing step work?” followed by some procedural change that the questioner intends to implement. Normally, this change is designed to block a specific embezzlement methodology.<br>
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For example, one question recently asked in a presentation was whether using a “lockbox” system, where all mail gets delivered to a third party (which then opens the mail and inventories the contents), would prevent embezzlement.<br>
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This question is an example of <i>denial of opportunity</i> strategies for controlling embezzlement, because its goal is to block a specific embezzlement pathway.<br>
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While we don’t think that strategies of this type are necessarily bad ideas, we do believe that their effectiveness in controlling embezzlement is overestimated. - See more at: http://www.dentaltown.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?s=2&f=2669&t=230412#sthash.PxqHQmV7.dpuf</div>
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<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;" id="stcpDiv">As investigators, one thing we encounter every time we speak to a group of dentists is that, in the area of embezzlement, they consistently underestimate the capabilities of their opponents.<br>
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The most common question asked of us is, “Will this control/procedure/auditing step work?” followed by some procedural change that the questioner intends to implement. Normally, this change is designed to block a specific embezzlement methodology.<br>
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For example, one question recently asked in a presentation was whether using a “lockbox” system, where all mail gets delivered to a third party (which then opens the mail and inventories the contents), would prevent embezzlement.<br>
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This question is an example of <i>denial of opportunity</i> strategies for controlling embezzlement, because its goal is to block a specific embezzlement pathway.<br>
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While we don’t think that strategies of this type are necessarily bad ideas, we do believe that their effectiveness in controlling embezzlement is overestimated. - See more at: http://www.dentaltown.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?s=2&f=2669&t=230412#sthash.PxqHQmV7.dpuf</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000080;">In July, we had the pleasure of hosting Prosperident's senior investigative team at our head office in Halifax, Canada. Our examiners live all over North America, and since we are a "Company of the Cloud", we don't often get to see each other face to face. In fact, while they communicate by Skype and email, many of our senior people hadn't actually met each other.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000080;">So we had a couple of intense days working on improving our techniques and revising some of our processes. The meeting's focus was on increasing the turnaround time for our embezzlement examinations. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000080;">We had some fun too, of course, and managed to fit in some sea kayaking, touring the local area and a barbeque at my house. While our group's backgrounds are diverse, it amazed me how well they interacted as a group and how quickly they brought out the best in each other.<br></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000080;">It's hard not to be struck by the intellect, resourcefulness and dedication of this group. Prosperident, and the dental community, are fortunate to have their expertise.<br></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000080;">David Harris, MBA CMA CFE<br></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="color: #000096;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000080;">Chief Executive Officer</span></span><br></span></span></div>
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