Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)

Effective date: June 23, 2026

Aria Dental Implant Center ("we," "us," or "our") is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information ("PHI"), to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding your PHI, to notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured PHI, and to follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect. This Notice applies to all records of your care generated by our practice.

How we may use and disclose your health information

The following describes the ways we may use and disclose your PHI. Not every use or disclosure will be listed, but all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of these categories.

Treatment

We may use your PHI to provide, coordinate, and manage your dental care and related services. For example, we may share information with dentists, specialists, dental laboratories, anesthesia providers, or other professionals involved in your treatment, such as when designing and fabricating your implants or restorations.

Payment

We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for the services we provide. For example, we may share information with your dental or medical insurer, or with a financing company you have chosen, to determine eligibility, obtain authorization, or bill and collect for treatment.

Health care operations

We may use and disclose your PHI to run our practice and ensure quality care. For example, we may use information to review and improve our services, train staff, conduct quality assessment, manage scheduling and appointment reminders, or arrange business services such as accounting or legal review.

Appointment reminders and treatment alternatives

We may contact you by phone, text, email, or mail to remind you of appointments, to tell you about or recommend treatment options, or to inform you of health-related benefits and services that may interest you. You may ask us to communicate with you in a specific way or at a specific location.

Other uses and disclosures permitted or required by law

We may use or disclose your PHI without your authorization in the following circumstances, subject to legal requirements and limits:

As required by law, including federal, state, or local law;
Public health activities, such as preventing or controlling disease or reporting adverse events related to products;
Victims of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence, as permitted or required by law;
Health oversight activities, such as audits, investigations, and inspections by oversight agencies;
Judicial and administrative proceedings, in response to a court order, subpoena, or other lawful process;
Law enforcement, under specific conditions permitted by law;
Coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors, as necessary to carry out their duties;
Organ and tissue donation, if you are a donor;
Research, when approved through a process that protects your privacy;
To avert a serious threat to health or safety;
Specialized government functions, such as military, national security, or protective services; and
Workers' compensation, as authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws.

Uses and disclosures that require your written authorization

Other uses and disclosures not described in this Notice will be made only with your written authorization. This includes, in most cases:

Most uses and disclosures for marketing purposes;
Disclosures that constitute a sale of your PHI; and
Uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, where applicable.

If you provide an authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already relied on it.

Your rights regarding your health information

Right to inspect and copy. You may inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI that we use to make decisions about your care, in the form and format you request if readily producible. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.
Right to amend. You may request that we amend PHI you believe is incorrect or incomplete. We may deny the request under certain conditions and will explain why in writing.
Right to an accounting of disclosures. You may request a list of certain disclosures we made of your PHI.
Right to request restrictions. You may request a restriction on how we use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, or operations. We are not required to agree, except that we must agree to a request to restrict disclosure to a health plan for a service you paid for in full out of pocket.
Right to confidential communications. You may request that we contact you by alternative means or at an alternative location.
Right to a paper copy. You may obtain a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.
Right to be notified of a breach. You have the right to be notified if there is a breach of your unsecured PHI.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit your request in writing to our Privacy Officer using the contact information below.

Our duties

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI, provide this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect, and notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI. We reserve the right to change this Notice and to make the revised Notice effective for PHI we already have as well as any information we receive in the future. A current copy of this Notice will be posted in our office and on this website, and you may request a copy at any time.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us using the contact information below, or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, at hhs.gov/ocr. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Contact — Privacy Officer

Privacy Officer
Aria Dental Implant Center
12320 N. 32nd Street, Suite 3
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone: 602-877-0429
Email: allon4@ariadicenter.com