Updated September 10, 2026
Community Dental Care is a Minnesota nonprofit dental provider that offers preventive, restorative, and emergency dental care through clinics in Maplewood, Crystal, Rochester, and Buffalo. Patients may give the organization identity, insurance, and medical information while arranging and receiving care. This settlement concerns a targeted cyberattack on Community Dental Care's computer systems in December 2024 and allegations that an unauthorized actor accessed files containing private information.
Plaintiffs Tracy Knight, Aaron Brown on behalf of minor child A.B., Tina Ihrke, Sheila Schutz, Danelle Whittaker, Kathy McKenzie, Keiryn Kuehn on behalf of minor children H.K. and M.D., and Ka Vang brought the consolidated case on behalf of people whose information was allegedly involved. The lawsuit alleges that files accessed during the incident may have contained names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information, and health-insurance information.
Community Dental Care denies the allegations, denies violating any law or harming anyone, and does not admit liability by settling. The District Court for Ramsey County, Minnesota has not decided which side is right. The court has preliminarily approved the proposed settlement, which means it authorized notice and a claims process; it has not entered a final judgment approving the agreement or found Community Dental Care liable.
Class members may enroll in two years of medical and credit monitoring and choose one of two cash alternatives: reimbursement of up to $5,000 for qualifying documented losses, or a $50 alternative cash payment without loss documentation. The two cash choices cannot be combined, but either cash choice may be combined with monitoring. Claims must be received by October 19, 2026. The exclusion and objection deadline is September 24, 2026, and the final approval hearing is scheduled for November 23, 2026.
Enroll using the code sent by postcard. The service includes medical-identity monitoring, specified healthcare-account monitoring, fraud-resolution assistance, and $1 million in medical identity-theft insurance. This benefit may be combined with one cash choice.
Claim actual, unreimbursed out-of-pocket losses caused by the breach and incurred from December 20, 2024 through October 19, 2026. Receipts, statements, or comparable records are required; self-prepared notes alone are insufficient. Lost time and already-reimbursed expenses are excluded.
Choose this instead of documented-loss reimbursement. The official form does not require receipts or an explanation for this option, but the claim must still be valid, timely, and subject to administrator review.
All class members may enroll in two years of CyEx Medical Shield Complete medical and credit monitoring, including $1 million in medical identity-theft insurance and monitoring for specified healthcare identifiers and accounts. In addition, a class member may choose either reimbursement of up to $5,000 for actual, unreimbursed, documented out-of-pocket losses caused by the breach between December 20, 2024 and October 19, 2026, or a $50 alternative cash payment that does not require loss documentation. The two cash options are mutually exclusive, but monitoring may be combined with either cash option. Documented-loss payments are reviewed and may reduce money available for other payments under the settlement. No benefit is guaranteed, and distribution depends on valid claims, final approval, and the settlement becoming effective.
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Yes. The official claim form says all class members may enroll in two years of monitoring and may claim one cash option. You must choose between documented-loss reimbursement and the $50 alternative payment; those two cash choices cannot be combined.
You must provide records such as bank statements, receipts, credit-related fees, identification-replacement costs, or similar documents showing an actual, unreimbursed expense caused by the breach. Self-prepared notes may supplement other evidence but are not enough by themselves. Lost time is not reimbursable under this option.
The official form does not require loss documentation or an explanation for the $50 alternative option. The claim must still be truthful, complete, timely, and approved by the administrator.
No. Community Dental Care denies the allegations, denies violating any law or harming anyone, and has not admitted liability. The court has not decided which side is right. Preliminary approval only allowed notice and the settlement process to proceed.
You will receive no payment or monitoring through the settlement. Unless you validly opted out, you will remain in the class and give up the right to pursue the released claims against Community Dental Care if the settlement becomes final.
The official claim form says claims must be received by October 19, 2026. Follow the delivery instructions on the official form and allow enough time for mailed materials to arrive. The administrator's instructions control.
