Adele Ballantyne, a dental receptionist in the United Kingdom, was jailed for one year after copying patient credit card details and personal information from patient files and passing them to her stepfather, John Hill. Hill was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in using the stolen information to order goods and resell them. The case is a reminder that patient data protection is as important as financial controls in dental practices — both require active safeguards.
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