Wheatland Dental Care
ILBA/Vendor
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Oct 24, 2019
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)955
Breach typeHacking/IT Incident
Location of dataOther
Business associate involvedYes
HHS submission dateOct 24, 2019
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: The covered entity (CE), Wheatland Dental, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 955 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Oct 24, 2019
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 955 people, Other.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