Elk Ridge Dentistry
Disclosed Mar 2, 20206 years ago2,793 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Angus Dental Solutions, Inc. dba Elk Ridge Dentistry, reported that an unencrypted portable hard drive had been stolen from a workforce member’s car. The hard drive contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,793 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.
What is known
| People affected | 2,793 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Discovered | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Happened | Jan 19, 2020 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2020 data breach report: Elk Ridge Dentistryin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Elk Ridge Dentistrymaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Elk Ridge Dentistry (Healthcare Provider, CO)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Mar 2, 2020 | 3 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Mar 2, 2020 | 3 |
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 2, 2020 | 2,793 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to lost-device · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn"] to ["names","ssn","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Angus Dental Solutions, Inc. dba Elk Ridge Dentistry, reported that an unencrypted portable hard drive had been stolen from a workforce member’s car. The hard drive contained the electronic protected health informat · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2020-01-31 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.