Smile Designs

Sector: healthcare. Reported January 6, 2012. Cause on the record: Loss or theft.

Severity score

25 out of 100 (rubric v1.1)

This score is computed, not assigned. Every component is shown below, and the method is published in full on the severity rubric.

2 of the four components could not be assessed from this record's sources: remediation gap, not reported by this source; notification lag, because a discovery or notification date is not disclosed. The rubric fixes what each scores when the underlying fact is not published, so where a component cannot be assessed this total reflects the limits of the government record as much as the breach itself. It is not directly comparable with a score whose every component was assessable.

Severity score components, their basis, and the points each contributed
Component	Basis	Points
Data classes exposed	1 class(es)	22
Scale	1,000 to 10,000 records	3
Remediation gap	not reported by this source	0
Notification lag	not calculable — discovery or notification date not disclosed	0
Total		25

Data class weights applied

Weight applied to each exposed data class
Data class	Weight
Medical records or diagnoses	22

What was exposed

Categories of information exposed, and whether each can be changed
Data class	Permanence
Medical records or diagnoses	permanent

Permanence describes whether the exposed information can be changed. A rotatable value such as a password can be replaced; a permanent one such as a Social Security number cannot.

Records affected

1,670 individuals

Timeline

Timeline of this breach as recorded in its sources
Breach began	not disclosed
Breach ended	not disclosed
Discovered	not disclosed
Reported	January 6, 2012

Remediation offered by the entity

The source record does not report remediation offered by the entity. This does not mean none was offered — it means the government record does not state it.

States notified

The source record does not enumerate the states notified.

Litigation

No litigation associated with this breach is recorded here. Litigation and settlement tracking is being added; absence from this page is not evidence that none exists.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from the government records below.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights breach portal (HIPAA) retrieved August 7, 2026

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