First Choice Dental
WIPractice
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Dec 21, 2023
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)1,000
Breach typeHacking/IT Incident
Location of dataNetwork Server
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission dateDec 21, 2023
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: First Choice Dental, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,000 individuals. The breached PHI included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, claims information, diagnoses and conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the media. The CE took several…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Dec 21, 2023
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 1,000 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