Dental lab suffers data security incident 

Absolute Dental Services, a dental laboratory, was hit with a data security incident that may have compromised personal or protected health information of patients at dental practices that the lab serves. 

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In March, Absolute Dental Services learned that a company email account was accessed without authorization, according to an Aug. 22 news release. 

Data that may have been impacted includes date of birth, date of medical service, full face photo, physician or medical facility information, medical condition or treatment information, medical device identifier, medical diagnosis information, DNA profile, medical record number or referral.

Patients who may have had their personal data accessed were informed of the incident and Absolute Dental Services provided resources for affected individuals to protect their data, the release said. 

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