Related Cases: Rhode Island's Christine Azulay indicted by grand jury | Arizona Orthodontist Dr. Andrew L. Kassman and spouse indicted for embezzlement
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<div>David Harris discusses his conversations with one "serial embezzler" in the most recent edition of <a href="http://www.dentaltown.com/magazine/articles/6366/steals-and-then-squeals" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">DentalTown Magazine</span></a>. It is definitely an interesting read.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Here are some of the places we will be speaking soon:</span><span style="color: #00007d;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br></span></span></div>
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<div>Yay! Our most popular guest columnist, Laura Hatch, is back. For those of you who don't know Laura, she is the driving force behind <a href="https://frontofficerocks.com/" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">Front Office Rocks</a>, a company that provides awesome online front-office training. Laura's guest articles are consistently among our most read.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5 Ways to Make Hiring (Almost) Painless</span><br>Firing and hiring are probably the least favorite parts of the job for most dentists and office managers. In fact, some dentists dread this process so much that they hold onto employees way too long to avoid firing someone. There are many reasons for this. Not only is it unpleasant to have to fire an employee; it also requires another equally dreaded process: trying to find someone new to replace them. I am here to tell you that as hard as hiring might seem, it is much better to replace an employee who is not working out with a new (and hopefully better) employee than to continue struggling with that employee who is holding back your office and your potential.</div>
<div><br>Hiring does not have to be hard or scary if you know what you are doing. The best thing to do is to prepare yourself for the process and start it the right way to make it as successful as possible.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.prosperident.com/guest-article-laura-hatch/" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">READ MORE</a></span></div>
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<div>This month's guest columnist Laura Hatch nailed it in her article on hiring when she says that dentists HATE the process of hiring staff.</div>
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<div>Let's face it -- hiring is a minefield. You either have too few qualified applicants or too many. In addition to the challenge of finding a single person with both the right skills and the personality you are seeking, hiring is subject to much governmental regulation. Often you are operating under considerable time pressure to fill an essential position.</div>
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<div>I think it is also safe to say that very few dentists chose their profession based on a burning desire to own a small business. For most, being the CEO is the curse that accompanies the privilege of restoring and enhancing smiles. </div>
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<div>Skepticism when hiring is something that does not come naturally to most dentists.</div>
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<div>There are clear dangers out there -- 25% of US adults have criminal records, and credible studies estimate that more than 50% of resumes contain some level of falsehood. And yet when I ask audiences of dentists whether they have done something as basic as checking photo identification last time they hired very few have done so, and the thought that an applicant might be using a false identity never crossed their minds.</div>
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<div>It is no wonder that about a quarter of our caseload involves "serial embezzlers". These people have stolen before, and have managed to hide this fact from subsequent employers. The DentalTown article highlighted earlier in this newsletter deals with one such serial embezzler who has worked in over a dozen practices.</div>
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<div>There are some simple steps you can take to protect yourself better from these people. Click <a href="https://www.prosperident.com/how-not-to-hire-the-wrong-people-in-your-practice/" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">HERE</a> for some good ideas on screening applicants.</div>
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<div>Thanks, as always, for reading.</div>
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