Managed IT, cybersecurity, startup technology planning, and
responsive support for dental offices in San Francisco and the
greater Bay Area.
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Darkhorse Tech has a growing presence in California, with the San Francisco Bay Area being one of our major service areas. We first came to the Bay Area to support Pacific Sky Dental in Daly City back in 2018. Today we support 45+ practices across San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Daly City, San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Pleasanton, Concord, and Santa Rosa. Darkhorse Tech is committed to reducing downtime, improving security, supporting dental software, and creating a better experience for staff and patients all across the Bay Area.
California layers its own patient privacy and breach rules on top of HIPAA.
$1,000
Under California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, a patient can sue for $1,000 after a negligent release of their records, without proving harm. Regulators can add up to $2,500 per violation.
Read the CMIA →30 days
Since January 1, 2026, affected patients must be notified within 30 days of discovering a breach, half of HIPAA's 60. Over 500 Californians? The Attorney General gets a copy.
Read Civil Code § 1798.82 →Darkhorse Tech provides managed IT, cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance support for dental practices across the San Francisco Bay Area. We have supported Bay Area practices since 2018 and work with 45+ offices from Santa Rosa and Concord to Palo Alto and San Jose.
Yes. Darkhorse technicians live in the Bay Area for on-site visits, every practice gets our remote help desk, and more techs travel in for onboarding and larger projects.
Yes. Our Bay Area team supports practices in Oakland, Pleasanton and Concord in the East Bay and in Palo Alto and San Jose to the south, with the same managed IT, security and HIPAA services we provide in San Francisco.
Bay Area practices get a security risk assessment, technical safeguards, IRONSCALES email security and monthly HIPAA check emails as part of our HIPAA compliance support.
Pricing depends on your practice's size and the services you need. See our dental IT pricing page or schedule a consultation for a quote for your Bay Area office.
Whether you're opening a new office, replacing your IT provider, or improving cybersecurity, Darkhorse Tech can help.