HIPAA & Patient Privacy
Protecting Your Health Information
Homestead Family Dental Care respects the privacy of our patients and is committed to protecting health information in accordance with applicable privacy laws, including HIPAA.
Notice of Privacy Practices
Our Notice of Privacy Practices explains how protected health information may be used and disclosed and describes certain rights you may have regarding your health information.
This webpage provides general information about patient privacy and does not replace the official Notice of Privacy Practices provided by Homestead Family Dental Care. You may request a copy of the current notice from our office.
How Your Health Information May Be Used
Protected health information may be used or disclosed as permitted or required by law, including for purposes related to treatment, payment and healthcare operations.
Other uses or disclosures may require your written authorization unless otherwise permitted or required by law.
Treatment
Health information may be used and shared as necessary to provide, coordinate or manage your dental and healthcare treatment.
Payment
Health information may be used or disclosed for activities related to billing, insurance benefits, claims and payment for services provided to you.
Healthcare Operations
Health information may be used for certain healthcare operations, such as quality assessment, administrative activities and other activities necessary to operate the dental practice as permitted by law.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, you may have certain rights regarding your protected health information.
These rights may include requesting access to or copies of certain health records, requesting corrections, requesting certain restrictions, requesting confidential communications and receiving information about certain disclosures.
Your Choices and Authorizations
For certain uses and disclosures of your health information, we may ask for your written authorization. When an authorization is required, you may generally revoke that authorization in writing, subject to applicable legal limitations.
Protecting Your Information
We take patient privacy seriously and use administrative, physical and technical safeguards intended to protect health information as required by applicable law.
Please avoid sending sensitive medical or dental information through general website forms unless the form specifically requests that information.
Questions or Privacy Concerns
If you have questions about the privacy of your health information, want to exercise a privacy right or would like a copy of our current Notice of Privacy Practices, please contact our office.
You may also raise a concern about privacy practices without being denied treatment or otherwise retaliated against for making a good-faith privacy complaint.
Contact Our Office
Request Our Notice of Privacy Practices
Contact Homestead Family Dental Care if you would like a copy of our current Notice of Privacy Practices or have questions about patient privacy.
General website information — August 2026