Cyber Security for Dental Practices — NHS DSPT & CQC Aligned
UK dental practices hold 5,000+ patient records each — including NHS numbers, treatment history, and clinical notes — making them one of the most concentrated targets for UK patient data theft. We deliver NHS DSPT-aligned managed SOC, CQC-evidence packs, and the practical controls that protect surgeries from ransomware, mailbox compromise, and supply-chain breaches.
5,000+
average patient records held per UK dental surgery
10 standards
in the NHS DSPT — required to access NHS contracts
24/7
Gridisys managed SOC for UK dental SMEs — no contract
Special cat.
patient records are special category data — high-risk breach classification
Cybersecurity Consulting + 24/7 SOC Monitoring
Every Gridisys engagement is built on two pillars — strategic consulting to design the right controls, and managed SOC monitoring to keep them effective.
Cybersecurity Consulting
UK consulting engagements: risk assessment, security architecture, conditional access design, compliance (Cyber Essentials, UK GDPR, FCA PS21/3, NIS2), incident-response planning. Board-ready documentation, no jargon, no surprise invoices.
- Risk assessment + security architecture review
- Conditional access + Entra ID hardening design
- Cyber Essentials / UK GDPR / FCA / NIS2 compliance support
- Incident response planning + tabletop exercises
- Vendor + supply-chain security assessment
- Board / DPO reporting + evidence pack
Managed SOC Monitoring · 24/7
AI-augmented Security Operations Centre — continuous monitoring across Microsoft 365 / Entra ID, Defender, on-prem, and cloud. UK-based analysts, sub-hour triage on critical alerts. No long contract required.
- 24/7 SIEM monitoring — Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Defender, Azure, on-prem logs
- BEC + mailbox-compromise + OAuth grant abuse detection
- Suspicious sign-in + conditional access drift alerting
- Ransomware + lateral-movement detection from EDR + Defender
- Sub-hour triage on critical alerts, monthly ops report
- Optional + integrated with consulting engagements
Most engagements start with consulting (1-2 weeks), then SOC monitoring (ongoing ) keeps the controls effective.
Pricing tailored to your needs
Every engagement is scoped to your environment and requirements. Book a free consultation for a tailored quote — no obligation.
What we cover
Practical, board-ready consulting — no jargon, no surprise invoices.
Managed SOC for M365 / Entra
24/7 monitoring of surgery staff sign-ins, conditional access policy drift, malicious Inbox rules (often used to hide Bank Mandate fraud against patients), and OAuth grant abuse (often used against patient communication systems).
NHS DSPT evidence pack
We scaffold all 10 DSPT standards in the format your DSPT submission expects — policies, incident response procedures, training records, business continuity, MFA coverage, audit trail. Done-with-you, not done-to-you.
CQC evidence pack for safe data handling
CQC's Key Lines of Enquiry (Safe: K7) require 'evidence that records are managed appropriately'. We document the access controls, backup arrangements, and incident response procedures that satisfy a CQC inspector.
Practice management software monitoring
Most UK dental surgeries use Exact (Software of Excellence), R4 (Carestream), Dentally (cloud SaaS) — all contain NHS numbers + treatment history. We monitor administrative access patterns, alert on unusual report exports and risk-stratified access attempts.
Special category data handling
Patient clinical notes are special category data under UK GDPR Article 9 — heightened protections required. We design conditional access, retention policies, encryption at rest, and right-of-access response processes that match the Article 9 regime.
Ransomware resilience for clinics
Clinical downtime = lost appointments, lost revenue, and (where patients are seen blind-screened) clinical safety risk. We design backup architecture that restores practice management software inside 4 hours from a ransomware event, not 4 days.
How we work
Scoping (Week 1)
Confirm NHS contract status, CQC registration, patient record count, practice management software vendor, current M365 / Entra posture.
Deploy (Week 1-2)
Connect Microsoft 365 / Entra to Gridisys SOC. Configure conditional access: MFA, location-based restrictions, exempted NHS patient portals.
DSPT + CQC evidence (Week 2-3)
Document the 10 DSPT standards in DSPT-submission format. Align access controls with CQC Safe: K7 expectations. Train principals and practice managers on annual DSPT process.
Operate (ongoing)
24/7 monitoring + monthly principal-level reporting + instant escalation on patient-data access anomalies + incident triage on-call.
Sectors we protect
Dental-grade cybersecurity that protects patients
Free 30-minute consultation. We assess your DSPT readiness, CQC evidence gaps, and live patient-data exposure in M365.
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