Cyber security for dental surgeries
Your dental practice holds NHS patient records, radiographic archives, and payment card data — all classified as high-value targets. SOC in a Box delivers 24/7 dental surgery cyber security monitoring, DSPT compliance, and Cyber Essentials certification in one managed service. Five working days from scoping call to live monitoring.
Why dental practices are a prime target
Dental surgeries hold Special Category health data, NHS credentials, and payment card records. Criminal groups know that a small dental practice rarely has dedicated IT security — making healthcare cyber security for a small dental practice a critical gap to address.
Patient Health Records
Practice management systems hold dental charts, treatment plans, medical histories, and NHS claim submissions — all Special Category data under UK GDPR with the highest regulatory consequences if breached.
Radiographic Archives
Digital X-rays, OPG, and CBCT data stored on dedicated workstations represent years of patient imaging records — frequently on ageing systems that receive less security attention than the main practice management system.
NHS Credentials & Payments
BSA portal logins, NHS performer numbers, and private treatment card payments are high-value targets. Compromised NHS credentials have been used for fraudulent claims and payment redirection.
Dental surgery cyber security monitoring — everything included
SOC in a Box replaces multiple security invoices with one managed service. Every feature is included at every tier — no upsells, no modules to add.
24/7 SOC Monitoring
Round-the-clock Security Operations Centre monitoring of your entire dental practice network — workstations, servers, imaging equipment, and cloud services. Real threats escalated to your named analyst, not a ticket queue.
Named Analyst
A dedicated, named human security analyst assigned to your dental practice. They know your practice management system, your network layout, and your regulatory obligations — and produce the monthly reports your DSPT assessment requires.
EmilyAI Triage
Eight years of AI-driven threat detection. EmilyAI eliminates 92% of alert noise, triaging events in under four minutes so your named analyst focuses exclusively on genuine threats to your practice.
DecoyPulse Deception
Decoy file shares, credentials, and services deployed across your practice network to detect lateral movement and insider threats with zero false positives — catching attackers that traditional antivirus misses.
Data Loss Prevention
DLP policies pre-configured for healthcare data environments. Monitors and prevents patient health data from leaving your practice — covering email, removable media, cloud storage, and printing.
Cyber Essentials
Full support for achieving and maintaining Cyber Essentials certification — the government-backed standard that satisfies CQC, NHS England, and ICO expectations simultaneously, with included cyber liability insurance.
DSPT. CQC. GDPR. One service covers all three.
Cyber security for dental practices in the UK means meeting overlapping regulatory obligations. SOC in a Box provides the controls, evidence, and reporting that satisfy each framework.
DSPT Standards Met
The Data Security and Protection Toolkit requires documented monitoring, incident response, and continuity planning. SOC in a Box provides the 24/7 monitoring and monthly analyst reports that Standards 6 and 7 require.
CQC Inspection Ready
Regulation 17 (Good Governance) requires robust information governance. When the CQC inspector asks about cyber security, your answer is a Confidence Score report from your named analyst — not a conversation.
UK GDPR & ICO
Article 32 requires appropriate technical measures for Special Category health data. Continuous monitoring, DLP, and monthly accountability reports demonstrate compliance to the ICO and support your 72-hour breach notification obligations.
Healthcare cyber security for a small dental practice — from £335/month
A typical single-surgery dental practice with 15 to 25 networked assets fits the Small plan. Multi-surgery practices scale to Medium or Large. Every feature is included at every tier.
Small — £335/month
Up to 25 assets. Covers a single-surgery practice: workstations, practice management server, imaging workstation, reception, and staff laptops. 44p per asset per day.
Medium — £600/month
Up to 50 assets. Ideal for multi-surgery practices or practices with multiple imaging systems. 39p per asset per day.
Large — £1,000/month
Up to 100 assets. For larger dental groups or multi-site practices. 33p per asset per day — best value per asset.
No setup fee. No contract lock-in. Cancel anytime. View full pricing details.
In-depth guides for dental practices
Detailed articles covering the specific threats, compliance requirements, and security controls relevant to dental surgeries in the UK.
The Complete Guide
Covers practice management systems, NHS DSPT, imaging security, and patient data protection — with a downloadable PDF.
Read guideWhy Dental Practices Are Targeted
Why dental practices holding NHS data, payment records, and health information face growing and specific cyber threats.
Read articleCQC, DSPT & GDPR Obligations
The overlapping regulatory frameworks every dental practice must meet — and what demonstrable compliance looks like.
Read articleDownload the Dental Practices Cyber Security Guide
Everything your practice needs to know — threats, compliance obligations, and how SOC in a Box addresses them — in one downloadable PDF.
Download Guide (PDF)
DSPT Standards Met. CQC Ready. ICO Accountable.
Five days to live monitoring.
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We'll map your current security spend, show you what you can cancel, name your analyst, and quote your price — with no obligation. Cyber security for dental surgeries doesn't have to be complex.
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