Prosperident's Dental Practice Owner's Podcast

Prosperident's Dental Practice Owner's Podcast

A podcast designed for dental practice owners that is chock-full of tools, strategies, and tips to help run practices better. Sponsored by Prosperident, Dentistry's Embezzlement Experts. Our website is www.dentalembezzlement.com, and our phone number is 888-398-2327

Episodes

September 22, 2023 91 mins

Eminent practice management consultant Debra Engelhardt Nash discusses vital verbal skills that will help a practice communicate effectively with patients.

Mark as Played

Hear Dr. Deborah Staten and Prosperident ace investigator Scott Clifford discuss how embezzler Danielle Powers stole over $250,000 from Dr. Staten, went on to embezzle from another dentist, and is currently serving an 8-year prison sentence. The most powerful element of this story is the advice Dr. Staten has for other dentists to help them escape what happened to her.

Mark as Played

Listen to David Harris from Prosperident, Adrienne Twigg from Bent Ericksen and Erik Pook from Cirrus Group discuss some of the perils that dental practices face including embezzlement, poor hiring decisions, and oppressive premises lease terms.

Mark as Played

Hear Virginia orthodontist Dr. David Hughes describe his experience with being the victim of a major embezzlement carried out by his trusted office manager.  Prosperident hosts David Harris, Wendy Askins and Amber Weber-Gonzales participate in this fascinating discussion with Dr. Hughes.  

Mark as Played

Listen to Prosperident's hosts David Harris, Wendy Askins and Amber Weber as they play host to special guest Mr. Emmet Scott. Emmet is both the CEO of a 70-practice DSO and the voice of the DSO industry. 

Mark as Played
Hear from dentist Dr. Mark Saladin describe how he lost $150,000 from embezzlement.  For contrast, we also include some audio clips from his embezzler Miranda Wolf.

This episode provides some fascinating insight into how embezzlers think and behave.


Mark as Played

See former practicing dentist and consultant Dr. Rich Madow pass on his decades of accumulated wisdom on how to maximize practice profitability and satisfaction.

Dr. Madow's website is here -- https://www.madow.com/

Mark as Played
Mark as Played
January 21, 2022 87 mins

Dr. Roy Shelburne spent 19 months in federal prison for health care fraud.  Dr. Shelburne shares the lessons that he learned in the hardest way imaginable to help other practitioners avoid the same fate. 

Dr. Shelburne's website is www.royshelburne.com.

We thank CareCredit for financially supporting Dr. Shelburne's appearance.

Mark as Played
September 29, 2021 48 mins

DSO Secrets Podcast host Ken Kaufman interviews Prosperident's David Harris, Wendy Askins, and Amber Weber about the challenges facing Dental Support Organizations when hiring staff.

Mark as Played
September 24, 2021 76 mins

 Hosts David Harris, Wendy Askins, Amber Weber, plus some special guests offer their best “pearls” to protect your practice from embezzlement. 

Mark as Played
August 23, 2021 74 mins

Join your Prosperident hosts David Harris, Wendy Askins and Amber Weber as they welcome special guest Gary Salman, CEO of Black Talon Security. Gary gives an eye-opening presentation on two topics that present significant danger to dental practices, cybersecurity and ransomware. 

Mark as Played
July 23, 2021 74 mins

Prosperident's Amber Weber, David Harris and Wendy Askins set aside their embezzlement knowledge to focus on non-employee threats to a practice.  Topics covered include burglary, medication scams and identity theft.

Mark as Played

Prosperident team members David Harris, Wendy Askins, and Amber Weber are interviewed by Ken Kaufman of Community Dental Partners about the embezzlement issues that are specific to  Dental Support Organizations.

This podcast is an episode of the DSO Secrets podcast, which is shared through the DSO Secrets Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/DSOSecrets

Mark as Played
June 25, 2021 72 mins

In this episode, Prosperident's David Harris, Wendy Askins and Amber Weber discuss strategies a dentist can employ to avoid becoming an embezzlement victim.

Mark as Played
May 21, 2021 74 mins

Hosts David Harris, Amber Weber and Wendy Askins welcome guest Scott Clifford.  Together, they tackle some common issues surrounding practice finances

Mark as Played
May 18, 2021 36 mins

In this episode, Prosperident's amber Weber and Wendy Askins interview three Prosperident clients and one non-client about their experiences 

Mark as Played

Prosperident's David Harris was given the unique opportunity to interview one of dentistry's most prolific embezzlers.  This woman has worked for, and stolen from, over a dozen practices.  With a desire to "set the record straight" she contacted Prosperident and asked to tell her side of the story.  We will leave you to form your own impressions, but it's a fascinating conversation.

Mark as Played
May 10, 2021 33 mins

Listen to Prosperident's David Harris interview a convicted dental embezzler.  This embezzler, who agreed to be interviewed on the condition that her name not be used, embezzled more than $250,000 from her doctor and served time in state prison.

Mark as Played

 Prosperident's David Harris, Wendy Askins, and Amber Weber discuss emerging trends in embezzlement in 2021 and provide some strategies for controlling the emergent patterns for stealing. 

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    The Burden

    The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them. Season 5 - The Burden: Death & Deceit in Alliance On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another young man admitted to the murder, and David breathed a sigh of relief, until the confessed murderer fingered David; “He paid me to do it.” David was sentenced to life without parole. Two decades later, Pulitzer winner and podcast host, Maggie Freleng (Bone Valley Season 3: Graves County, Wrongful Conviction, Suave) launched a “live” investigation into David's conviction alongside Jason Baldwin (himself wrongfully convicted as a member of the West Memphis Three). Maggie had come to believe that the entire investigation of David was botched by the tiny local police department, or worse, covered up the real killer. Was Maggie correct? Was David’s claim of innocence credible? In Death and Deceit in Alliance, Maggie recounts the case that launched her career, and ultimately, “broke” her.” The results will shock the listener and reduce Maggie to tears and self-doubt. This is not your typical wrongful conviction story. In fact, it turns the genre on its head. It asks the question: What if our champions are foolish? Season 4 - The Burden: Get the Money and Run “Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped over counters, grabbed the money and ran. Even as the FBI was closing in. It was a showdown between a daring bank robber, and a patient FBI agent. Joe was no ordinary bank robber. He was bright, articulate, charismatic, and driven by a dark rage that he summoned up at will. In seven episodes, Joe tells all: the what, the how… and the why. Including why he tried to murder his father. Season 3 - The Burden: Avenger Miriam Lewin is one of Argentina’s leading journalists today. At 19 years old, she was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires for her political activism and thrown into a concentration camp. Thousands of her fellow inmates were executed, tossed alive from a cargo plane into the ocean. Miriam, along with a handful of others, will survive the camp. Then as a journalist, she will wage a decades long campaign to bring her tormentors to justice. Avenger is about one woman’s triumphant battle against unbelievable odds to survive torture, claim justice for the crimes done against her and others like her, and change the future of her country. Season 2 - The Burden: Empire on Blood Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he didn’t do. But did he? Award-winning journalist Steve Fishman spent seven years to answer that question. This is the story of one man’s last chance to overturn his life sentence. He may prevail, but someone’s gotta pay. The Burden: Empire on Blood is the director’s cut of the true crime classic which reached #1 on the charts when it was first released half a dozen years ago. Season 1 - The Burden In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname. Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers who all say they are innocent. They turned themselves into jailhouse-lawyers and in prison founded a lway firm. When they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away, they set their sights on taking him down. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they have a chance. For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast. Welcome to The Burden.

    SmartLess

    "SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity. A nice surprise: in each episode of SmartLess, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest to the other two. What ensues is a genuinely improvised and authentic conversation filled with laughter and newfound knowledge to feed the SmartLess mind. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of SmartLess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2026 iHeartMedia, Inc.