- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 9,620
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Aspen Dental Management, reported that a hard drive that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 9,620 individuals was stolen from its office. The PHI involved included names, dental x-ray images, and medical record numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.