- HIGH
- Regulatory
- Tier 1
- Hard News
5 data breaches impacting dental patients in 1 month
- Source
- Becker's Dental + DSO Review
- Author
- Cameron Cortigiano
- Originally at
- beckersdental.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Dental practices across multiple states face direct financial and regulatory fallout from recent data breaches, including class-action settlements and a $140,000 HHS penalty that hit one practice’s bottom line.
Key points
- 01
Park Dental reached a class-action settlement over its 2024 breach that exposed patient data at more than 50 Minnesota and Wisconsin offices.
- 02
Wichita Family Dental notified 1,273 individuals of a data breach.
- 03
Shen Smiles agreed to pay $140,000 to HHS to settle potential HIPAA violations at its Tamaqua, Pa. location.
- 04
Persona Dental in Sartell, Minn. reported a breach that affected 3,386 patients.
Who should care
- Owner
- DSO
- Staff
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