Mount Vernon Dental Smiles
VAPractice
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Jan 19, 2024
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)1,074
Breach typeUnauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of dataEmail
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission dateJan 19, 2024
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: Mount Vernon Dental Smiles, the covered entity (CE), reported that a workforce member inadvertently sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,074 patients to an unauthorized individual. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Jan 19, 2024
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 1,074 people, Email.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