Protecting Your Dental Office From Fraud And Embezzlement

What if I told you that there is probably an 80% chance that an employee or business partner will steal from you at some point in your career? Sadly, that is true. And as daunting as that probability is, you are far from helpless in the battle to protect your wealth. However, to prevail, you need to ignore some of the "conventional wisdom" on protecting yourself from embezzlement. In this ground-breaking book, Dentistry's Embezzlement Expert David Harris will help you understand why and how people steal, and give you some simple but powerful tools to protect yourself.

Healers Versus Stealers describes the never-ending desire of thieves to separate dentists from their money. Forensic CPA and private investigator David Harris peels away the mystery and misinformation surrounding embezzlement in dental practices. In the first half of this book, David profiles embezzlers in dental practices, exposes the rationalizations they use to justify what they know is wrong, shows a thief's decision process when they decide to steal from you, and outlines some key areas of vulnerability for practices. Then David lays out the simple, practical steps a practice owner can take to protect themselves against embezzlement, including an innovative and timesaving approach to financial oversight. This book is packed with nuggets that practice owners can put to work immediately that will help them recognize if they have an embezzlement issue and deal with it if they do. With almost three-quarters of dentists suffering embezzlement in their careers, this book should be on every practice owner's bookshelf.

Practice management is one of the key elements in the career of a dentist. Most dentists own their own practices and even associateships carry with them the prospect of management, accounting and dealing with health insurance providers. Dental Practice Transition: A Practical Guide to Management helps readers navigate through options such as starting a practice, associateships, and buying an existing practice with helpful information on business systems, marketing, staffing, and money management. With topics applicable to both recently graduated as well as established professionals, Dental Practice Transition is a comprehensive exposition of practice management from a dentist's perspective.

This resource addresses the wide array of new and longstanding legal issues relevant to dental practices in a user-friendly format with additional related references and resources in each chapter. With sample contracts, checklists, and other helpful supplementary materials. Includes e-book access.