A dental office cybersecurity assessment checklist for practice owners helps turn a broad concern into a repeatable process: identify where electronic protected health information (ePHI) exists, test whether safeguards work, and assign specific fixes to named people and vendors. A checklist is not a substitute for a HIPAA security risk analysis. It is the working tool that helps a practice perform, document, and maintain that analysis. I recommend treating it as an operational record, not a one-time compliance form.