Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating CDC Dental Management, Co., LLC, which does business as Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics (“Kids Care”), regarding its recent data breach. The Kids Care data breach involved personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT CDC DENTAL MANAGEMENT, CO., LLC D/B/A KIDS CARE DENTAL & ORTHODONTICS:
Kids Care is a pediatric dental practice based in California. Founded in 2002, Kids Care provides pediatric dental, orthodontic and oral surgery services to patients from ages 1-26.3 A health care collective, Kids Care is passionate about pediatric and adolescent health and wellness and operates 25 locations throughout California.3 Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Kids Care employs over 200 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Kids Care discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Kids Care determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information on or about June 15, 2023. On March 7, 2024, Kids Care began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or state ID number
- Date of birth
- Medical information (e.g., diagnosis, diagnosis code, treatment information, provider name, treatment location)
- Health insurance information (e.g., billing/claim information, health benefit plan number, subscriber member number)
If you received a breach notification letter from CDC Dental Management, Co., LLC d/b/a Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Kids Care data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by CDC Dental Management, Co., LLC d/b/a Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics:
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.