Is This How They Talk To Everybody?
Last week I phoned a dental office to speak to the lady owner, and a male voice answered the phone. The male did not...
Strategic Business Structure & QBI Optimization for Dentists
BUSINESS STRUCTURE As a Dentist, choosing the right business structure and leveraging the Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction can be powerful tools for reducing...
Patient Identity Theft
Patient Identity Theft It could happen to your office: a new patient uses someone else’s identification to falsely obtain dental treatment. When discovered, the...
“The Checkbook” conversation with a Dentist.
I was speaking with a dentist who suspected his office manager was stealing. He did not have any evidence she was stealing, but felt something...
Dishonest dental employee telling a patient to “bring cash”
We don’t accept checks! Listen to this dishonest dental office employee tell a patient to “bring in cash” This employee liked to steal cash...
PATIENT CREDIT BALANCES
What is a Patient Credit? A patient credit balance is when the practice owes money to a patient and every practice will have some...
Mother, daughter charged with felony theft of dental office
Indiana State Police say Meagan Baker and her daughter, Kayla Baker, worked for Dr. Brian Shields's dental practice in DeMotte. The practice closed last...
‘It got out of hand,’ said dental office manager accused of taking $47,000
A dentist with troubles of his own is the complainant in another felony case with thousands of dollars missing from theft at Bellefonte Family...
37-year-old mother of two, cried as she was led away to begin serving a two-year prison sentence.
The tears of an office manager, who extracted nearly half a million dollars from a local dentist and used the cash to fund family...
Florida woman pocketed $50,000 in checks and ‘stolen dental crowns’ from employer: police
Florida woman was arrested on charges related to her time as a dental office manager. According to an arrest report Angela L. Atherton-Nurczyk was...
WASH. DENTIST SANDY MONTANO SUSPENDED FOR VIOLATING MULTIPLE SANITATION AND INFECTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
"..an alarming disregard for the health, welfare and safety of the public." Sandy Fletcher Montano has been suspended in WA for violating multiple sanitation...
Trust, Betrayal and Financial Mayhem
Cox betrayed her employer's trust and stole for many years, causing significant financial harm for the practice owner.
Dentist loses three months of data and stomach lining.
HELP, I NEED MY DATA BACK. About 10 years ago, I told my dental client that I needed to examine a copy of his...
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.
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...