Ex-dental embezzler gets 2 years’ probation in prescription fraud case
Saskia Tyrone, an administrative assistant at New England Dental Specialists obtained patient information from the computer system to obtain the prescriptions. Tyrone was also...
Signing electronic chart notes
Do you lock (i.e.: sign) your electronic chart notes each day before walking out the door? Forgetting (or failure) to digitally sign chart notes...
Serial Dental Embezzlers
A serial dental embezzler is someone with a previous history of stealing from one or more practices. Serial embezzlers are like acute trauma for...
Serial Embezzer: Kristen Labrue
Kristen Labrue of Fort Myers, Fla., was arrested after she allegedly wrote five fraudulent checks to herself and her husband's account for $79,662
Dental Embezzlement Do’s and Don’ts
Tips to help practice owners when they are first confronted by embezzlement.
DENTAL EMBEZZLERS MUST KEEP SECRETS
Embezzlers must conceal their thefts, so as not to arouse suspicion. As such, they remain on constant alert of being caught, and exhibit behaviors...
Dental receptionist sentenced for theft, fraud and embezzlement
A debt-ridden dental receptionist embezzled thousands of dollars and ID information from the dental surgery she worked at, a court has heard.
Woman accused of embezzling $123,000 from Dental Practice
A Vancouver woman is accused of stealing $123,000 from a Vancouver dental office where she worked as an office manager since 2015. Bobbie A....
You’ve just discovered your dental receptionist is stealing. What now?
Most dentists when they are forced to confront a dishonest employee will often first say say to themselves, "I'll just let just let her...
Former office manager sentenced to 33 months for embezzlement at an Augusta medical practice
In a press release published on Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Georgia, the Department of Justice announced that the former...
‘Strange and puzzling’ investigation involving dental gold recovered by police.
Thousands of dollars in stolen dental gold was recovered and police are hoping to return it to its rightful owner. In a rather bizarre...
Dentist Exonerated
Paying Attention to Details. This was a case of finding needles in a haystack - literally. This civil litigation case involved a dental practice...
Open Dental Blog Embezzlement Posts
Here are some embezzlement blog posts from our friends at Open Dental. Shared with permission. Thanks to Debra Horn, Marketing Communications Supervisor at Open...
Couple arrested, accused of stealing over $1M from NY dental practice
A couple has been arrested and accused of stealing a significant amount of money from a dental practice in Baldwinsville.
HealthLaw HotSpot: How to Spot Unethical Business Conduct in Your Healthcare Practice
Anyone who owns a dental or medical practice is at risk for unethical business conduct by a partner, employee, or outside consultant. Host Ericka...
Former dental office manager accused of stealing $30K
Belinda Colovin arrested. PINELLAS COUNTY, FL • Belinda Dawn Colovin, 54, of Palm Harbor was charged with scheme to defraud, Pinellas County jail records...