Here are 10 data and security breaches that have occurred in the dental industry so far in 2024, as reported by Becker's.
1. New Jersey Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery was hit with a data breach involving patient information.
2. Madison, Wis.-based First Choice Dental provided a notice of a data ransomware attack on its network.
3. Long Beach, Calif.-based Dental Health Services suffered an email data breach affecting 4,562 members.
4. Dental Group of Amarillo (Texas) experienced a data breach, with an unauthorized party gaining access to the company's network.
5. Bay Oral Surgery & Implant Center, which has three locations in Wisconsin, experienced a data breach that resulted in protected health information being exposed.
6. Somerset Dental Las Vegas experienced a data security incident affecting 11,321 individuals.
7. Burke, Va.-based Northern Virginia Oral, Maxillofacial and Implant Surgery experienced a security breach that may have affected patient data.
8. Phoenix-based Risas Dental & Braces experienced a data breach that may have involved the protected health information of its patients.
9. Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics, which operates 22 practices in California, experienced a data breach potentially affecting the information of its employees and patients.
10. Chicago-based Aspen Dental Management suffered a ransomware attack that may have resulted in patient information being accessed.