Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Business Associate · Archived

DentaQuest

3,086 individuals · submitted May 22, 2026

About this report

The business associate (BA), DentaQuest, reported that an employee mistakenly posted a spreadsheet to its website that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 3,086 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The BA notified HHS, the media, the affected individuals, and its covered entity (CE). In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
DentaQuest
State
MA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
3,086
Submission date
May 22, 2026
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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