Perfect Teeth Yale
Disclosed Sep 19, 20197 years ago15,000 affectedConfirmed
Perfect Teeth Yale, PC, the covered entity (CE), reported that a storage device used to backup patient X-rays was missing. This breach compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 15,854 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, gender, and other identifiers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its employees to better protect the privacy of its ePHI. During the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance regarding requirements of the Breach Notification and Security Rules.
What is known
| People affected | 15,000 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Perfect Teeth Yale (Healthcare Provider, CO)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Sep 19, 2019 | 15,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.