Dentist worked extra 52 hrs a month just to keep the practice afloat.
Dental office manager paid herself more than six times her actual wage, and stole hundreds of thousands more.
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Usernames & Passwords – Enforce them!
Another in our series of FraudBuster Tips intended to keep your data secure and help you manage fraud, embezzlement, waste, and abuse in your practice. “Passwords, Use them like a toothbrush. Change them often and don’t share them with friends.”**Clifford Stoll – American astronomer, author and teacher. **Printed in the Proceedings of the Unix Security…
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Will my CPA find dental embezzlement?
MANY dentists believe their CPA will uncover embezzlement. The truth is, most CPA’s are unlikely to detect embezzlement in a dental practice; but it’s not their fault. They weren’t hired to look for it. When year end rolls around, most dentists will engage their CPA to perform what is known as a compilation engagement (sometimes…
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How Conversational AI Simplifies Dental Insurance Verification
Phone calls with insurers are more than an annoyance. It’s not uncommon for dental staff to wait up to an hour on hold with insurers. Enter artificial intelligence.
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“I can’t report her to police.”
I received a call just after lunch on Christmas Eve 2019. I was just leaving work when the phone rang. The caller appeared cautious and hesitant when we first spoke, and he did not tell me his name.
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Serial embezzler sentenced to 46 months in prison for embezzling from multiple area dentists.
For Phuong “Lisa” Nguyen of Quincy, the scheme was simple. Starting in 2006, she got jobs as an office or front desk manager for Quincy-area dental practices, forged insurance reimbursement checks with doctors’ names and deposited them to her accounts.
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‘Deliberate pattern of deception’ Kamloops woman sentenced for dental clinic fraud.
A B.C. woman who stole nearly $150,000 from her employer and defrauded a number of insurance companies while working as a dental receptionist has been sentenced to 20 months in jail.
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Serial embezzler Kimberly Klaudt charged with stealing $130K from dentist.
Police arrested longtime accountant Kimberly Klaudt, 51, for defrauding Green City Dental of $250,000. Investigators found it was at least the fourth time Klaudt had been fired from a local dental office amid allegations of theft.
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Understanding Audit and Adjustment Reports
Let’s start with the basics. Before you can understand audit trail reports generated by your software, you must know how your practice management software operates. Your employees should never be able to think of you as inexperienced with your software. Spend some time with the user manual, watch a few online training videos, and attend…
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Ortho Manager Stole $109K From Galloway Orthodontist: Prosecutor
Suzanne Conover, manager at Giegerich Orthodontics, took cash payments from patients and kept the money for herself, officials said. GALLOWAY, NJ — A long-time office manager at a Galloway orthodontist was indicted on theft charges after stealing about $109K over the span of six years, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Suzanne Conover, 49, was…
