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ADA urges House committee to address cybersecurity concerns for dental practices
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- American Dental Association
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Why it matters for dental
Dental practice owners and DSOs should prepare for potential new HIPAA cybersecurity mandates that may require multifactor authentication, encryption, monitoring, and penetration testing, with a 36-month compliance window after enactment of the Senate-passed bill.
Key points
- 01
The ADA sent an letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee urging the committee to tailor cybersecurity requirements to a provider’s size, complexity, technical capabilities, risk profile, and available resources.
- 02
Section 8 of the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, S. 3315, would direct HHS to establish minimum risk-based cybersecurity practices for HIPAA-covered dental practices.
- 03
Section 10 of the bill generally excludes independent dental practices from cybersecurity grants, prompting the ADA to recommend expanding eligibility to small and independent healthcare practices including dental practices.
- 04
The ADA recommended tying the compliance period to the publication of final HHS regulations rather than the date of enactment and urged that practices receive an opportunity to correct deficiencies before penalties are imposed, except in cases of willful neglect.
Who should care
- Owner
- DSO
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