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 May 12, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Great Expressions Dental Centers, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 12, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10740, row:1879)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Great Expressions Dental Centers, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,925,397 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and financial and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice of the breach on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained on the requirements to protect and secure PHI.