Family & Cosmetic Dentistry of the Rockies
COPractice
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Nov 13, 2017
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)1,850
Breach typeImproper Disposal
Location of dataPaper/Films
Business associate involvedYes
HHS submission dateNov 13, 2017
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: The covered entity (CE), Family & Cosmetic Dentistry of the Rockies, reported that on September 18, 2017, it learned that its business associate (BA), a document shredding vendor, did not properly secure a container that held paper records to be shredded. Some of the documents, which contained clinical, demographic, and financial information, fell out of the container while they were being transported back to the…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Nov 13, 2017
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 1,850 people, Paper/Films.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