How much can I get from the Absolute Dental settlement?

You can claim up to $5,000 in reimbursement for documented unreimbursed losses tied to the breach, plus a pro rata cash payment from the $3.3 million settlement fund whose amount depends on how many valid claims are filed — you may claim one or both. Class members who were California residents may be entitled to additional relief of up to two times the cash fund payment.

Is proof required to file a claim?

Yes. Filing online requires the 10-character Unique ID and 4-digit PIN printed on the postcard notice mailed by the settlement administrator. Documented loss claims of up to $5,000 also require supporting documentation such as receipts or statements. If you lost or never received your notice, use the contact options on the official settlement website for assistance.

Absolute Dental $3.3M Data Breach Settlement Payments

Q: What is the claim deadline?

Claim forms had to be submitted online or postmarked by June 18, 2026. The claim deadline has passed, and the administrator says no late claims are being accepted.

Published June 10, 2026

Updated October 28, 2026

People notified of the 2025 Absolute Dental Group data breach who filed valid claims by June 18, 2026 are being paid from the $3.3 million class action settlement. The court granted final approval July 30, 2026, and payments began going out October 28, 2026.

By Steve Levine

Editor-in-Chief

Current Status

Claims are closed; the deadline was June 18, 2026. The court granted final approval on July 30, 2026, and the settlement administrator began sending award payments on October 28, 2026, by electronic payment or paper check depending on the method each claimant chose. The administrator says claims processing is complete and no late claims are being accepted. One Zelle payment reviewed by OpenClassActions.com was $110.59 — see Absolute Dental settlement payments are going out for what class members are receiving.

What Is This Settlement About?

Absolute Dental Group, LLC, a Nevada dental chain with more than 50 locations, agreed to a $3.3 million class action settlement resolving claims over a 2025 data security incident. Between February 19 and March 5, 2025, an unauthorized party accessed company systems using a compromised third-party IT vendor account, potentially exposing the personal and health information of roughly 1.2 million people.

Absolute Dental denies any wrongdoing, and the court has not decided who is right. Both sides agreed to settle to avoid the cost and uncertainty of continued litigation, and Absolute Dental has also agreed to maintain changes and enhancements to its data security at its own expense. The claim window ran from April 10 to June 18, 2026, and the court granted final approval on July 30, 2026. Note that the settlement resolves claims against Absolute Dental only; it does not resolve the lawsuit's claims against co-defendant Judge Consulting, Inc.

Status Payments in Progress Claims closed June 18, 2026 · final approval granted July 30, 2026

Payment Date October 28, 2026 Electronic payment or paper check, by the method chosen on the claim form

Claim Deadline June 18, 2026 (passed)

Estimated Payout Up to $5,000, or pro rata cash Documented losses up to $5,000, or a pro rata cash payment from the $3.3M fund · California class members may get up to 2× the cash payment

Proof Required Yes Unique ID + PIN from the mailed postcard notice required to file online · documentation required for loss reimbursement

Who Qualifies?

The settlement class is defined as all living, natural persons residing in the United States whose personal information was potentially impacted in the data incident that occurred between February 19, 2025 and March 5, 2025 — including everyone who was sent notice of the incident. Approximately 1,223,437 people are covered.

If you received a postcard notice from the settlement administrator — it carries a 10-character Unique ID and a 4-digit PIN — you are in the class. You can confirm eligibility and review the full class definition on the official settlement website at AbsoluteDataSettlement.com.

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How Much Can You Get?

Class members could claim one or both of two cash benefits from the $3.3 million settlement fund:

• Documented Loss Payment: reimbursement of up to $5,000 for documented, unreimbursed losses more likely than not caused by the data incident — for example bank fees, long-distance or metered phone and data charges, postage, gasoline for local travel, and fees for credit reports, credit monitoring, or identity theft insurance products. Third-party documentation (statements, invoices, receipts, telephone records) is required; a personal statement alone is not enough.
• Cash Fund Payment: a pro rata cash payment from the net settlement fund, with the final amount calculated after the claims deadline based on how many valid claims were filed. It could be claimed in addition to a Documented Loss Payment. The administrator has not published the final per-person amount.

Class members who were California residents at the time of the breach (as shown by the defendant's records) may be entitled to additional relief of up to two times the Cash Fund Payment. Separately, Absolute Dental offered affected individuals two years of free identity monitoring through its breach notification letters; enrollment details were included in that notice.

How Claims Were Filed

Claims were filed online at the official settlement website using the Unique ID and PIN printed on the postcard notice, or on a paper claim form mailed by the deadline. Claimants chose on the form whether to be paid electronically or by paper check, which is why some payments are arriving by Zelle and others by mail.

The claim window has closed, and the administrator says no late claims are being accepted. Questions about a payment go to the administrator through the contact options on AbsoluteDataSettlement.com.

Important Deadlines

The deadline to submit a claim was June 18, 2026, and the deadline to exclude yourself from or object to the settlement was June 9, 2026; both have passed. The court held the final approval hearing on July 30, 2026 at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas and granted final approval that day, according to the official settlement website. Award payments began going out on October 28, 2026. As of that date, the settlement website had not posted a deadline for cashing paper checks.

Beware of Scams

Legitimate settlement administrators never ask you to pay a fee to file a claim or to receive a payment. Now that payments are going out, copycat payment messages are a risk: a genuine settlement payment does not require a fee, a bank password or a one-time verification code to release. One genuine electronic payment arrived through Zelle under the sender name "Jordan v Absolute Dental Group Settlement Administrator." The official settlement website posts the administrator's payment updates.

If you have been affected by other data incidents, you may have additional open claims — see our roundup of active data breach settlements. The Complete Payroll Solutions data breach settlement had the same June 18, 2026 claim deadline.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who qualifies for the Absolute Dental data breach settlement?

You qualify if you received a notice that your personal information may have been affected in the Absolute Dental Group data incident that occurred between February 19, 2025 and March 5, 2025. Roughly 1.2 million people are covered.

How much can I get?

Up to $5,000 in reimbursement for documented unreimbursed losses, plus a pro rata cash payment from the $3.3 million fund whose amount depends on the number of valid claims — you can claim one or both. California class members may be entitled to up to two times the cash fund payment.

What is the claim deadline?

Claims had to be submitted online or postmarked by June 18, 2026. The claim deadline has passed, and the administrator says no late claims are being accepted.

When are Absolute Dental settlement payments being sent?

The court granted final approval on July 30, 2026, and the settlement administrator began sending award payments on October 28, 2026, by electronic payment or paper check depending on the method chosen on the claim form. One Zelle payment reviewed by OpenClassActions.com was $110.59; the administrator has not published a per-person amount.

Is proof required?

Yes. Filing online requires the Unique ID and PIN from your mailed postcard notice, and documented loss claims also require supporting documentation such as receipts or statements. If you lost your notice, use the contact options on the official settlement website.

Official Settlement Notice

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Sources

• Official Settlement Website: Absolute Data Settlement
• Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement (PDF) — Jordan, et al. v. Absolute Dental Group, LLC, et al., No. 2:25-cv-00986 (D. Nev.)
• Justia — Jordan v. Absolute Dental Group, LLC docket
• CourtListener — Jordan v. Absolute Dental Group, LLC docket
• HIPAA Journal — Absolute Dental settles class action data breach lawsuit for $3.3M

Settlement Amount $3.3 million

Status Payments in Progress

Claim Deadline June 18, 2026 (passed)

Estimated Payout Up to $5,000, or pro rata cash

Category Data Breach / Health Privacy

Case Title Jordan, et al. v. Absolute Dental Group, LLC, et al.

Case Number 2:25-cv-00986

Court U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Final Approval Granted July 30, 2026

Payments Sent Starting October 28, 2026

Administrator Epiq

Official Website Absolute Data Settlement.com

Absolute Dental $3.3M Data Breach Settlement