An independent cybersecurity review across major Texas dental and medical groups reveals a wide range of results. Practices handle protected health information (PHI) every day, yet many show significant gaps in email authentication and transport security.
Using data from audit.emailmenow.com, we evaluated each group’s domain across SPF, DKIM, DMARC, transport security, and website security headers.
Cybersecurity Scores of Major Texas Dental Groups
Overall compliance scores from audit.emailmenow.com, measured June 2, 2026. Re-run any domain at the link to verify.
| Rank | Practice / Group | Domain | Overall Score | Performance Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tooth Doctor | toothdoctor.com | 68% | Good |
| 2 | Castle Dental | castledental.com | 64% | Good |
| 3 | Smile Magic | smilemagic.com | 62% | Above Average |
| 4 | Brident Dental | brident.com | 58% | Average |
| 5 | Lovett Dental | lovettdental.com | 54% | Average |
| 5 | Smile Workshop | smileworkshop.com | 54% | Average |
| 7 | Comfort Dental | comfortdental.com | 52% | Below Average |
| 8 | Ideal Dental (DECA Dental) | myidealdental.com | 48% | Below Average |
| 9 | Monarch Dental | monarchdental.com | 44% | Weak |
| 9 | MINT dentistry | mintdentistry.com | 44% | Weak |
| 11 | Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics | rodeodental.com | 38% | Weakest |
| 12 | Antoine Dental Center | antoinedental.com | 34% | Weakest |
| 12 | Greenspoint Dental | greenspointdental.com | 34% | Weakest |
| 14 | Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics | jeffersondental.com | 30% | Weakest |
| 14 | URBN Dental | urbndentalhouston.com | 30% | Weakest |
What the Results Reveal
- No Texas dental group cracked 70% — the leaders, The Tooth Doctor (68%) and Castle Dental (64%), only reach “Good.”
- Most groups scored 44% or below, including several large DSOs — a serious gap given the protected health information (PHI) they handle.
- Weak authentication makes phishing of patient billing and insurance communications far easier and undermines the HIPAA Security Rule’s safeguard requirements.
Why This Matters for Healthcare Practices
The HIPAA Security Rule requires every practice to perform and document a security risk analysis and safeguard ePHI in transit. Email and web exposures are among the most common findings in OCR investigations. Weak authentication enables phishing against patient billing and insurance communications.
Recommendations for Practices
- Enforce DMARC, strict SPF, and DKIM; add MTA-STS and security headers.
- Complete and document a HIPAA security risk analysis.
- Train staff and manage Business Associate vendors that touch PHI.
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Source & methodology: Overall compliance scores from the free scan at audit.emailmenow.com, measured June 2, 2026 — each domain checked for email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), transport security (MTA-STS/TLS), website security headers, and network security. Re-run any domain at the link to verify.