Howard Farran runs a popular podcast series called “Dentistry Uncensored.” I had the honor and privilege of being a guest on his program to share my knowledge and viewpoint on dental embezzlement, fraud, waste and abuse. Topics include: New and innovative embezzlement schemes. Portrait of a weasel – what does a dental embezzler look like? […]
Credit Balances – 12 Steps to Establishing a Program
Part III of this series finalizes our review of a major area that with consistent management can produce a credit balance management program that is a WIN/WIN for the practice and the patient. It is far more valuable to turn a patient credit into an appointment than to send a check – no debate! The […]
Credit Balances – Low Hanging Fruit Opportunities
The following is Part II in our series – Credit Balances – Management, Opportunity & Challenges. Over the last 20 years, we have found that doctors and the front desk team consistently consider patient credits as “Oh, my gosh, there they are. If patients want them, they will ask!” End of story. What is not […]
Hiring an Accountant to Keep All Your Worth
By Michael L. DeVries, CFP®, CHBC, EA I received a call from a client for whom I was doing monthly accounting. At that time, our services for the client consisted of compiling monthly financial statements, filing quarterly payroll tax returns, annual company returns, and assisting him with various practice management projects. The call I received from […]
Spotting a Weasel: The Personality of a Dental Embezzler – Part VI
This is the final installment of our six-part series on Spotting a Weasel – the Personality of a Dental Embezzler. For purposes of this series we’ve described each RED FLAG individually, but in reality they are all inter-related. When embezzlement is happening typically more than one RED FLAG is present. This is especially true of […]
