DentaQuest
WIPayer
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedDate per source
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · 2023
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)15,000,000
Breach typeUnauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of dataPaper/Films
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission date2023
Incident dateMay 17, 2023
Coverage summary: The covered entity (CE), DentaQuest, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 868 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI. / The…
Status history
- ◐CorroboratedDate per source
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · 2023
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 15,000,000 people, Paper/Films.Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal
- Coverage published by DataBreachToday.Source: DataBreachToday
- 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