Denver-based Perfect Teeth Yale has notified around 15,000 patients that their information may have been exposed after a storage device went missing.
The storage device was connected to the practice's dental X-ray server and was stored in an interior closet, not easily accessible to patients.
After discovering the device was missing, Perfect Teeth Yale immediately secured the closet and launched an investigation, which is still ongoing. There has been no evidence that information stored on the device has been misused or accessed.
Patient data that may have been exposed included names, X-rays and a limited number of dates of birth. No Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers or other identification numbers were stored on the missing device. Additionally, the storage device did not hold health insurance information, clinical information or financial information.
Since the incident, Perfect Teeth Yale has implemented enhanced security of its back-up storage and patient information is now protected by encryption.
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The storage device was connected to the practice's dental X-ray server and was stored in an interior closet, not easily accessible to patients.
After discovering the device was missing, Perfect Teeth Yale immediately secured the closet and launched an investigation, which is still ongoing. There has been no evidence that information stored on the device has been misused or accessed.
Patient data that may have been exposed included names, X-rays and a limited number of dates of birth. No Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers or other identification numbers were stored on the missing device. Additionally, the storage device did not hold health insurance information, clinical information or financial information.
Since the incident, Perfect Teeth Yale has implemented enhanced security of its back-up storage and patient information is now protected by encryption.
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