Dental Practice Security Case Study

From zero security posture to fully compliant in 90 days — LevoySec

Client Overview

A 12-person dental practice in the Southeast with two locations, running a mix of cloud-based practice management software and on-premise imaging systems. No dedicated IT staff — security was managed ad hoc by the office manager.

12
Team members
2
Locations
90
Days to compliance
0
Patient care disruptions

The Challenge

The practice faced a HIPAA audit notification and realized they had significant gaps:

The Solution

Week 1–2: Assessment

Conducted a comprehensive risk assessment across both locations. Documented all systems, data flows, and existing controls. Identified 23 gaps requiring remediation.

Week 3–4: Critical Controls

Deployed MFA across all accounts, eliminated shared credentials, enabled disk encryption, and replaced the aging firewall with a managed security appliance.

Week 5–8: Policies & Monitoring

Developed HIPAA-compliant security policies, deployed endpoint detection and response (EDR), configured 24/7 monitoring, and implemented automated patch management.

Week 9–10: Training

Delivered security awareness training to all staff with role-specific modules for front desk, clinical, and administrative teams. Included phishing simulation baseline.

Week 11–12: Validation

Conducted internal audit, vulnerability scan, and tabletop incident response exercise. Compiled audit-ready documentation package.

Results

The practice passed their HIPAA audit with zero findings. They now have ongoing managed security with monthly reporting, quarterly phishing simulations, and annual risk assessments.