HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Amoré Orthodontic Aligners — HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Effective: January 1, 2026
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
Applies to Amoré Orthodontic Aligners, including care delivered in person at our Farmington Hills office and via teleorthodontics (at-home care).
Our duties
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), provide you this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI, and abide by the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
How we may use and disclose your PHI
- Treatment — to provide and coordinate your orthodontic care, including our orthodontist, dental labs that fabricate your custom aligners/retainers, and providers we refer you to (e.g., for radiographs).
- Payment — to bill and collect for treatment, including your payment plan and card on file.
- Health care operations — quality, training, scheduling, and administration.
- Teledentistry — care delivered remotely; the same protections apply, and PHI is captured and stored on our HIPAA-covered practice-management platform.
- Business associates — vendors who perform services for us (e.g., practice-management/records, payment processing) under written Business Associate Agreements requiring them to safeguard your PHI.
- As required or permitted by law — e.g., public health, health oversight, legal/safety obligations.
Uses requiring your written authorization
Most uses/disclosures of psychotherapy notes (if any), marketing, and any sale of PHI require your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing.
Your rights
You have the right to: inspect and copy your PHI; request an amendment; request an accounting of certain disclosures; request restrictions on certain uses/disclosures; request confidential communications; receive a paper copy of this Notice; and be notified of a breach. To exercise these rights, contact our Privacy Officer below.
Complaints
You may complain to us and to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Changes to this Notice
We may change this Notice and make the new terms effective for all PHI we maintain. The current Notice will be posted at amoresmile.com and available at our office.
Contact — Privacy Officer
Privacy Officer · help@amoresmiles.com · (248) 288-3560 · Farmington Hills, MI
Questions about this policy? Contact us at help@amoresmiles.com or (248) 288-3560.