David Harris may have the coolest job in dentistry. He gets to chase, and catch, those who steal from dentists.
David Harris founded Prosperident, the world’s largest firm investigating financial crimes against dentists, in 1989 after what could only be called “a happy twist of fate.”
He is a Forensic CPA, and licensed private investigator, with a graduate degree in applied mathematics. David is dual certified in fraud investigation, possessing both the Certified Fraud Examiner and the Certified in Financial Forensics designations. David is the author of the book Dental Embezzlement: The Art of Theft and the Science of Control.
David believes in education through humor and his entertaining and insightful presentation style have made him a favorite speaker at regional, national and international dental conferences.
Do You Really Know Who’s In Charge of Your Practice’s Financial Security?
If you are a dentist, the likelihood that you will be the target of embezzlement during your career is greater than 80%. That’s right. GREATER than 80%!
As if this statistic isn’t bad enough, it is even more likely that the embezzler in your practice will be a long-time, trusted member of your staff. So what is a dentist to do?
In this interactive presentation, attendees will be given some alarming facts about this serious and personally-directed crime as well as proven strategies to empower them to take back control of their office’s financial well-being.
Using actual dental embezzlement case files as teaching tools, attendees will be able to use the information presented to interact with the presenter as he discusses the science, myths and misunderstandings surrounding dental embezzlement and guides participants through basic, yet effective strategies to avoid being a part of the “60%” statistic.
Learning Objectives
- What causes embezzlement in dental practices?
- The limitations of popular, conventional prevention strategies
- How a dentist can determine whether embezzlement is happening
- Important dos and don’ts if embezzlement is suspected or discovered
- The top ten actions to take for monitoring your practice for embezzlement
Suggested Format: 2 hours or half-day; Lecture, Keynote
Suggested Audience: Dentists Only
This presentation is best suited to a half-day format of at least three hours, but can also be delivered in a two-hour “after dinner” format geared towards smaller gatherings, such as study groups.
Attendance:
Because specific embezzlement methodologies are openly discussed, this presentation is only suitable for dentists (and possibly their spouses, at the discretion of the host). If other staff members were permitted to attend, they would acquire knowledge that could be harmful to their employers.
The seminar can also be adapted to specific audiences (e.g. a particular dental specialty), and the presenter can address embezzlement issues unique to that specific group.
Do you relish the thought of having to hire new staff? Do you count your blessings every day for being consigned to being a Human Resources Specialist? Of course not!
It happens EVERY DAY. Someone gets fired from a dental office for embezzling or poor job performance and then they immediately get hired by another office, without their new dentist being aware of the ticking time-bomb they have just recruited. How does this happen and what do you do if it’s happened to you!?!
David discusses how people applying for dental office employment successfully hide unsavory information about themselves, and how the hiring process can be adapted to uncover this information.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, attendees will understand:
- The prevalence of resume falsifcation
- How applicants conceal negative information from prospective employers
- How to outsmart applicants who aren’t telling you everything
- How to safely give an unfavorable reference
Suggested Format: 1.5 – 2 hours; Lecture, Keynote (also available as a workshop)
Suggested Audience: Dentists and Office Managers
Say it isn’t so! With all of the advances in technology, dental practices are more likely than ever to find themselves as targets for criminal activity. In the “internet era” an alarm system isn’t sufficient to protect you, but thankfully there are things every practice can do to make themselves less appealing to criminals.
Learning Objectives
This presentation examines often overlooked external threats to the dental office including:
- Identify theft
- Medication scams
- Phishing and internet hacking
This presentation does not deal with staff embezzelment.
Suggested Format: 1.5 – 2 hours
Suggested Audience: Dentists and Team Members
A rule-breaker in his youth, David changed his direction and has spent much of his adult life in the world of investigation and enforcement, where he uses his unrivaled ability to understand the criminal thought process to help educate and protect dentists.
David is the Chief Executive Officer of Prosperident, the world’s largest firm investigating financial crimes committed against dentists.
David is a Forensic CPA and a licensed private investigator.
He is the author of the book Dental Embezzlement: The Art of Theft and the Science of Control, and over 30 articles in dental publications.
In addition to being a prolific author, David is a frequent presenter at regional, national, and in-ternational dental conferences, and his vast wealth of experience, coupled with his keen sense of humor make David both an engaging and entertaining speaker.
National and International Dental Meetings
- American Association of Endodontists
- American Association of Orthodontists
- Canadian Dental Association
- Carestream Dental Summit
- Chicago Mid-Winter Meeting
- American Academy of Dental Group Practice
Regional and Local Meetings
- North Eastern Society of Orthodontists
- Ontario Dental Association
- Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists
- Pacific Dental Conference
- Southern Association of Orthodontists
- Star of the North Meeting
- Western Regional Dental Convention
- Maryland State Dental Association
Academic Institutions
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Dalhousie University
- University of the West Indies
- Ohio State University
- University of Alberta
“We recently brought David Harris in town to speak to local dentists. David’s presentation on embezzlement was fun, interesting, engaging and fast paced. Attendees stayed for the entire lecture, many staying after to ask questions and stating that his seminar was the best CE they have had in years! Would highly recommend attending one of his seminars. Both David and Prosperident were professional and great to work with in plan-ning our CE event.” -Dr. George Sabol, Virginia Beach, VA
“David is an articulate, clear and comprehensive speaker. And he does a fantastic job if appropriately “putting the fear of God” into you! Highly recommended.”
-Dr. George Hatzigiannis, North Andover, MA
“Take the time to attend a Prosperident webinar online or a live seminar in your dental community. It will be a worthwhile investment.”
-Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca, Orthodontist and author of several practice management books
“David is a guy whose wealth of knowledge and presentation of this topic never disappoints.”
-Dr. Mark Sanchez, Orthodontist and Founder, CEO & Chief Developer of topsOrtho Software
“There are many good speakers, but few exceptional ones such as you.”
-Dr. Rick Knowlton, Pennsylvania AGD
