Dental Ransomware Index · November 2026 edition

44 dental breach filings are under HHS investigation, affecting 17,545,450 people.

A reported-incident index, not a risk score. It counts what was publicly reported, when it was reported.

HHS dental filings by submission month

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~8.5 / monthDistinct US dental cyber incidents, 12-month average (Nov 2025 – Oct 2026). About 11 a month worldwide. A floor.Older, narrower estimate: Medix Dental IT single-vendor study, 62 US leak listings (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)

205,088Professionally active US dentists (2025), for context.Source: ADA Health Policy Institute

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Revisions: none for this edition