Privacy Policy

When you visit our website or interact with our practice, we may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: When you submit a form on our website, such as an appointment request, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any additional information you provide in your message.
• Health Information: As a dental practice, we collect medical and dental history, treatment records, insurance information, and other health-related data necessary for providing your care.
• Website Usage Data: We may automatically collect technical information such as your browser type, operating system, IP address, and pages visited to help us improve our website and services.

The information we collect is used to provide and improve our dental services. Specifically, we use your information to:

• Schedule and manage your dental appointments
• Provide dental treatment and maintain accurate patient records
• Process insurance claims and billing on your behalf
• Communicate with you about your appointments, treatment plans, and follow-up care
• Respond to inquiries and requests submitted through our website contact form
• Improve our website, services, and overall patient experience

We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

We may use cookies for the following purposes:

• Remembering your preferences and settings for future visits
• Analyzing website traffic and usage patterns to improve our content and functionality
• Ensuring the security and proper operation of our website

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website.

Our website may integrate with third-party services to provide a better experience. These services include:

• Google Maps: We embed Google Maps on our contact page to help you locate our office. Google may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policy.
• FormSubmit: Our contact form is processed through FormSubmit to deliver your messages to our office securely.
• Analytics: We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use our website. These tools collect anonymized data to help us improve our online presence.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services linked from our website.

As a dental healthcare provider, Beautiful Smiles Family Dental Center complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). We maintain strict safeguards to protect the privacy and security of your protected health information (PHI).

Your health records are stored securely and access is limited to authorized personnel who need the information to provide or coordinate your care. We do not disclose your health information without your written authorization, except as permitted or required by law, such as for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.

A complete Notice of Privacy Practices is available at our office. You may request a copy at any time by contacting our front desk.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses secure HTTPS encryption to protect data transmitted between your browser and our servers.

While we take every reasonable precaution to safeguard your data, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We continuously work to update and strengthen our security practices.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable regulations. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy from time to time.