Here are 18 data breaches in the dental industry that Becker's reported on in 2024:
1. Valleygate Dental Surgery Centers experienced a data breach affecting 14,589 individuals.
2. Biddeford, Maine-based Community Dental issued a notice about a data privacy event that affected its computer systems.
3. Clarksville, Tenn.-based GPS Sango Family Dentistry reported a data security incident.
4. The Facial Pain Center, an eight-office practice in Minnesota, recently suffered a data breach affecting more than 1,800 individuals.
5. New York City-based Aire Dental Arts experienced a data breach in August affecting its computer systems. The incident led to Federman & Sherwood launching an investigation into the matter.
6. Minneapolis-based The Dental Specialists experienced a data breach affecting an estimated 38,442 individuals.
7. Kinsler Family Dentistry in Frankfort, Ind., experienced a data security incident affecting 5,500 individuals.
8. Roseburg, Ore.-based Sutton Dental Arts became aware in April of certain computer systems that were inaccessible due to malicious file encryption.
9. 1. New Jersey Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery was hit with a data breach involving patient information.
10. Madison, Wis.-based First Choice Dental provided a notice of a data ransomware attack on its network.
11. Long Beach, Calif.-based Dental Health Services suffered an email data breach affecting 4,562 members.
12. Dental Group of Amarillo (Texas) experienced a data breach, with an unauthorized party gaining access to the company's network.
13. Bay Oral Surgery & Implant Center, which has three locations in Wisconsin, experienced a data breach that resulted in protected health information being exposed.
14. Somerset Dental Las Vegas experienced a data security incident affecting 11,321 individuals.
15. Burke, Va.-based Northern Virginia Oral, Maxillofacial and Implant Surgery experienced a security breach that may have affected patient data.
16. Phoenix-based Risas Dental & Braces experienced a data breach that may have involved the protected health information of its patients.
17. Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics, which operates 22 practices in California, experienced a data breach potentially affecting the information of its employees and patients.
18. Chicago-based Aspen Dental Management suffered a ransomware attack that may have resulted in patient information being accessed.