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Breach notice filed by Specialty Dental Partners of Philadelphia, PLLC.- DBA Rich Orthodontics (March 2017)

Organization named: Specialty Dental Partners of Philadelphia, PLLC.- DBA Rich Orthodontics Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

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 March 23, 2017.

Organization as reported
Specialty Dental Partners of Philadelphia, PLLC.- DBA Rich Orthodontics, PA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer, Laptop
Submission date
March 23, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14234, row:5373)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Specialty Dental Partners of Philadelphia, was burglarized, and two unencrypted desktop computer systems and one unencrypted laptop computer were stolen. The breach included the protected health information (PHI) of 955 individuals and included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE encrypted all of its computers. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE completed a thorough risk analysis.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 960 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 23, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14234)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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