This book serves as a practical roadmap for understanding, preventing, detecting, and responding to fraud and theft within dental practices. It breaks complex risk environments, control failures, and investigative processes into clear, actionable steps that can be implemented with confidence. Designed as a hands-on guide, it translates the often-abstract concepts of fraud prevention and governance into structured frameworks and checklists that support disciplined, informed decision-making at every stage of practice ownership.
Whether you are a new practice owner establishing foundational controls or an experienced practitioner overseeing a complex, multi-provider operation, this book meets you where you are. It is intended to demystify how fraud occurs in dental offices, bridge the gap between clinical expertise and operational oversight, and provide practical insights applicable to practices of every size, specialty, and stage of development.
Ruvins, Edward: - "
After a three-decade career in clinical and business fields, I returned to my first love - writing.
Educated at New York University College of Dentistry, with an MBA from The George Washington University, a Master's Degree in Oral Implantology for J.W Goette University in Germany, a Master's degree in Finance from the London School of Business and Finance, and a Master's degree in Addiction Studies, my work brings an interesting synthesis of clinical, business, and psychological perspectives.
Rather than offering conclusions, I seek to understand how people live with the consequences of their choices, especially when those choices are made under pressure, fear, or institutional force.
My perspective as a new writer is shaped by a life lived at the intersection of military service, clinical work, and business. Military service exposed me early to the realities of hierarchy, obedience, and moral tension under pressure; medical training deepened my awareness of vulnerability, suffering, and the ethical weight of individual decisions, and a career in business revealed how systems created by people often prioritize efficiency over humanity.
Together, these experiences sharpened my urge to write. Not to judge, but to examine how moral principles are tested when individuals are unrepresented, silenced, or victimized by society. My work seeks to give narrative voice to moments when responsibility becomes vague yet inescapable, and when human dignity must be asserted against institutional indifference.
With a particular interest in the inner dynamics of political and historical actors, I like to explore guilt, obedience, fear, and moral compromise as lived experiences rather than abstract ideas. Through historically grounded narratives, my work aims to confront not only what history records but also what it demands of those who live through it.
I am drawn to stories set in times of war and political extremity, where moral certainty fractures and individual responsibility become both urgent and ambiguous. In my writing, I examine the psychological pressures faced by individuals operating within violent or authoritarian systems, focusing on how choices, made or avoided, reverberate long after the moment of action passes.
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