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.

At Veteran Dental Connect, LLC we are committed to protecting your health information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of Protected Health Information (PHI) and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.

Our Uses and Disclosures

We typically use or share your health information in the following ways.

Facilitate Treatment For You:

We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you.

- Example: A dental hygienist shares your records with a specialist to whom you are being referred.

Run Our Organization: We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.
- Example: We use your information to manage your treatment and services.

Bill Dental Practices For Your Services: We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities.
- Example: We send a treatment plan to the necessary entities to receive payment for facilitating treatment.

Your Rights

For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, talk to us. In these cases, you have both the right and choice to tell us to: Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care. Share information in a disaster relief situation.

Other Uses and Disclosures

We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways—usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as:
- Helping with public health and safety issues (preventing disease, reporting suspected abuse or neglect).
- Complying with the law.
- Responding to organ and tissue donation requests.
- Working with a medical examiner or funeral director.
- Addressing workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests.
- Responding to lawsuits and legal actions.

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 give you a copy of it.
- We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing.

- You may change your mind at any time by letting us know in writing.

Complaints and Contact

If you feel we have violated your rights, you can complain by contacting us using the information below. You can also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Veteran Dental Connect, LLC
Attn: Privacy Officer
veterandentalconnect@gmail.com