HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Oct. 28, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- First Impressions Orthodontics, a subsidiary of Professional Dental Alliance of Connecticut PLLC, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 28, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12558, row:3697)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), First Impressions Orthodontics, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 20,747 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. As a result of this breach, the CE implemented additional technical and administrative safeguards and retrained its staff.