Dental Center of Northwest Ohio
OHPractice
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Dec 28, 2018
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)85,874
Breach typeHacking/IT Incident
Location of dataNetwork Server
Business associate involvedYes
HHS submission dateDec 28, 2018
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: The covered entity (CE), Dental Center of Northwest Ohio, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information of 85,874 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Dec 28, 2018
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 85,874 people, Network Server.Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal
- Record 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