Smith Dental Care
TXPractice
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Oct 17, 2018
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)5,000
Breach typeHacking/IT Incident
Location of dataDesktop, Email
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission dateOct 17, 2018
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: Smith Dental Care, the covered entity (CE), reported that on September 28, 2018, it discovered that a workforce member’s credentials were compromised by an unauthorized individual through an email phishing campaign. The CE determined that the protected health information (PHI) of 5,000 individuals was involved in the breach, including names, telephone numbers, and email addresses. The CE provided breach notification…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Oct 17, 2018
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 5,000 people, Desktop, 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