Privacy Policy for Dental Practices: HIPAA and Beyond
Create a compliant privacy policy for your dental practice covering HIPAA, patient portals, and digital health record requirements.
Dental practices are covered entities under HIPAA and must provide patients with a Notice of Privacy Practices. But if your practice has a website with a contact form, online booking, or patient portal, you also need a website privacy policy covering non-HIPAA data collection.
Your dental practice privacy policy should cover patient health records, dental imaging data, insurance and billing information, appointment scheduling, and any patient portal or telehealth platform you use. Address how patient data is shared with labs, insurance companies, and referral specialists.
State dental board regulations may add requirements beyond HIPAA. Common additions include specific retention periods for dental records, requirements for minor patient data handling, and rules about sharing records during practice transitions or sales.