(by David Harris) A friend who is a dental CPA and practice management speaker asked us the other day what reports from practice management software should be reviewed by a practice owner.  Here is our answer: Using PMS Reports to Monitor Your Practice Obviously, there is no report called “Is embezzlement happening?” in any PMS, so this is really about …

(by David Harris) There have been a lot of articles written that give dentists vague encouragement to allocate duties between team members as a way of lowering embezzlement risk.  However, what most of these articles are lacking is any practical advice on how do do this.  This lack of clear direction leaves a dentist in a predicament; they intuitively realize that …

(by David Harris) When we use the word “articulation” when speaking with a dentist, inevitably we evoke an image of the mandible and maxilla functioning in harmony. There is a second concept of articulation in dentistry, and it is one that most dentists have not been exposed to. This second articulation, which is labeled “financial articulation” is a quick and …