Privacy Policy • Precision Dental Care
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES Effective Date: April 14, 2026
This notice describes how dental and medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can gain access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Protected health information (PHI) about you is maintained as a written and/or electronic record of your contacts or visits for dental and healthcare services with our practice. Specifically, PHI is information about you, including demographic information (i.e., name, address, phone, etc.), that may identify you and relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health condition and related healthcare services.
Precision Dental Care is required to follow specific rules on maintaining the confidentiality of your PHI, using your information, and disclosing or sharing this information with other healthcare professionals involved in your care and treatment. This Notice describes your rights to access and control your PHI. It also describes how we follow applicable rules and use and disclose your PHI to provide your treatment, obtain payment for services you receive, manage our healthcare operations, and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law.
Your Rights Under The Privacy Rule
Following is a statement of your rights, under the Privacy Rule, in reference to your PHI. Please feel free to discuss any questions with our staff.
You have the right to receive, and we are required to provide you with, a copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices We are required to follow the terms of this notice. We reserve the right to change the terms of our notice at any time. Upon your request, we will provide you with a revised Notice of Privacy Practices. The Notice will also be posted in a conspicuous location within the practice and on our website.
You have the right to authorize other use and disclosure This means you have the right to authorize any use or disclosure of PHI that is not specified within this notice. For example, we would need your written authorization to use or disclose your PHI for most marketing purposes, for most uses or disclosures of psychotherapy notes, or if we intended to sell your PHI. You may revoke an authorization at any time, in writing, except to the extent that we have taken an action in reliance on the use or disclosure indicated in the authorization.
You have the right to request an alternative means of confidential communication This means you have the right to ask us to contact you about medical or dental matters using an alternative method (i.e., email, telephone) and to a destination (i.e., cell phone number, alternative address, etc.) designated by you. You must inform us in writing how you wish to be contacted. We will follow all reasonable requests.
You have the right to inspect and copy your PHI This means you may inspect and obtain a copy of your complete health record. If your health record is maintained electronically, you will also have the right to request a copy in electronic format. We have the right to charge a reasonable fee for paper or electronic copies as established by professional, state, or federal guidelines.
You have the right to request a restriction of your PHI This means you may ask us, in writing, not to use or disclose any part of your protected health information for the purposes of treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. If we agree to the requested restriction, we will abide by it, except in emergency circumstances when the information is needed for your treatment. You will have the right to request, in writing, that we restrict communication to your health plan regarding a specific treatment or service that you, or someone on your behalf, has paid for in full, out-of-pocket. We are not permitted to deny this specific type of requested restriction.
You may have the right to request an amendment to your protected health information This means you may request an amendment of your PHI for as long as we maintain this information. In certain cases, we may deny your request.
You have the right to request a disclosure accountability This means that you may request a listing of disclosures that we have made of your PHI to entities or persons outside of our office.
You have the right to receive a privacy breach notice You have the right to receive written notification if the practice discovers a breach of your unsecured PHI and determines through a risk assessment that notification is required.
If you have questions regarding your privacy rights, please feel free to contact our Privacy Manager (contact information below).
How We May Use or Disclose Protected Health Information
Following are examples of uses and disclosures of your protected health information that we are permitted to make. These examples are not meant to be exhaustive.
Treatment We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your dental care and any related services. This includes the coordination or management of your healthcare with a third party that is involved in your care and treatment (e.g., specialists, laboratories, pharmacies).
Special Notices We may use or disclose your PHI, as necessary, to contact you to remind you of your appointment. We may contact you by phone or other means to provide results from exams or tests and to provide information that describes or recommends treatment alternatives regarding your care. Also, we may contact you to provide information about health-related benefits and services offered by our office. You will have the right to opt out of such special notices.
Payment Your PHI will be used, as needed, to obtain payment for your healthcare services. This may include certain activities that your dental or health insurance plan may undertake before it approves or pays for the healthcare services we recommend for you.
Healthcare Operations We may use or disclose, as needed, your PHI in order to support the business activities of our practice. This includes, but is not limited to, business planning and development, quality assessment and improvement, medical review, legal services, auditing functions, and patient safety activities.
To Others Involved in Your Healthcare Unless you object, we may disclose to a member of your family, a relative, a close friend, or any other person you identify, your PHI that directly relates to that person’s involvement in your healthcare. If you are unable to agree or object, we may disclose such information as necessary if we determine that it is in your best interest based on our professional judgment.
Other Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures We are also permitted to use or disclose your PHI without your written authorization for the following purposes: as required by law; for public health activities; health oversight activities; in cases of abuse or neglect; to comply with Food and Drug Administration requirements; research purposes; legal proceedings; law enforcement purposes; coroners; funeral directors; organ donation; criminal activity; military activity; national security; workers’ compensation; when an inmate in a correctional facility; and if requested by the Department of Health and Human Services in order to investigate or determine our compliance with the requirements of the Privacy Rule.
Substance Use Disorder Records (42 CFR Part 2) Records relating to substance use disorder treatment are protected under federal law (42 CFR Part 2). These records may not be used or disclosed without your specific written consent except as expressly permitted by law. Such records cannot be used in civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceedings without a valid court order.
Privacy Complaints
You have the right to complain to us or directly to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
How to Contact Us
Our address 3877 Tamiami Trail E. Naples, FL 34112
Call us +1 239-231-4709
Send us a mail info@precisiondentalcarenaples.com
Privacy Officer You may contact the Privacy Manager at the address or phone number above with any questions about this Notice or to request a copy in another format.
Thank you for choosing Precision Dental Care. We are committed to protecting your privacy while providing you with the highest quality dental care.