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Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC

ORPractice
  1. Claim reportedNot reached
  2. CorroboratedNot reached
  3. Regulator filing locatedHHS · Dec 20, 2017
  4. Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)871
Breach typeHacking/IT Incident
Location of dataDesktop, EMR, Network Server
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission dateDec 20, 2017
Incident dateNot stated in filing

Coverage summary: An unauthorized individual gained remote access to the covered entity’s (CE) computer network server between August 1, 2017, and December 7, 2017, affecting 871 individuals. The types of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained documentation showing…

Status history

  1. ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Dec 20, 2017

Timeline

  1. Dec 20, 2017Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 871 people, Desktop, EMR, Network Server.Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal
  2. Nov 1, 2026Record retrieved and matched by DDSBreach.Source: HHS OCR archive

What this means

If you're a patientLook for a notice letter from the practice. Watch insurance statements for services you didn't receive, and consider a free credit freeze with the three bureaus.
If you run a practiceCheck whether you share software, IT providers or billing vendors named in this record. Confirm your own backups, remote access and email protections with your IT provider.

Change log

2026-11-01 · Record created from public sources