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 27, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Sunshine Family Dentistry, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 27, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13386, row:4525)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Sunshine Family Dentistry, reported that a burglar stole a server and external backup drive from its Dallas location. This breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 800 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license information, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. Its Dallas location was subsequently closed. The CE implemented additional administrative, physical, and technical safeguards at its remaining location in Plano, Texas.