Hippa

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At Frost Dental Center, we understand that your health information is personal. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI) and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Information

  • For Treatment: We may use and share your health information with other professionals who are treating you (e.g., specialists, lab technicians).

  • For Healthcare Operations: We use your information to run our practice, improve the quality of care, and manage our operations.

  • For Payment: We may use and share your information to bill and receive payment from you, an insurance company, or another third party.

  • Law Enforcement & Public Health: We may share information about you for certain situations such as preventing disease, reporting domestic violence, or responding to law enforcement requests as required by law.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

  • Access: You can request to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your dental records.

  • Correction: You can ask us to correct health information that you think is incorrect or incomplete.

  • Confidential Communications: You can ask us to contact you in a specific way or at a specific location.

  • Limits on Sharing: You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations.

  • Accounting of Disclosures: You can ask for a list of the times we’ve shared your health information (for up to six years prior) and why.

Our Responsibilities

  • We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.

  • We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.

  • We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and provide you with a copy of it.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

To file a complaint with us, please contact our Privacy Officer at the details below. To file a complaint with the HHS, visit www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Contact Information

Effective Date: March 9, 2026

Privacy Officer: Office Manager / Frost Dental Center

Phone: (305) 998-7992

Email: frontdesk@frostdentalcenter.com

GET IN TOUCH

  • Address: 17501 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 570, Aventura, FL 33160

  • Hours: Mon-Tue-Wed & Fri | 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (Closed on Thursdays)