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UC San Diego Student-Run Free Dental Clinics

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UC San Diego Student-Run Free Dental Clinics
UC San Diego Student-Run Free Dental Clinics

Description

Free dental care for people who are low-income, uninsured and/or homeless, provided by volunteer dentists and UC San Diego pre-dental students. Important limits from the clinic itself: it is not currently accepting new patients for comprehensive care (it mainly treats existing patients of the UCSD Free Clinic Project), but the Wednesday emergency clinic at Pacific Beach sees urgent dental problems.

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What they offer: Free dental care for people who are low-income, uninsured and/or homeless, provided by volunteer dentists and UC San Diego pre-dental students. Important limits from the clinic itself: it is not...

Why this place helps: This is a place where you can get care even if you have little money.

Best for: low income, uninsured and homeless patients

Ask for: financial assistance, a social worker, or patient registration

When you call, say:
  • Ask for financial assistance or charity care. (California hospitals must offer free or discounted care to people with little money; ask for the application.)
  • Ask for a social worker. (They help with coverage, medicine, and a safe place to recover.)
  • Ask: Can you sign me up for Medi-Cal today?
  • Emergency? They must treat you even if you cannot pay.
  • Bill you cannot pay? Say: I need help with this bill. Please send me the financial assistance application.

What to bring

  • An ID card, if you have one.
  • A list of your medicines, if you take any.

What to do

  1. Call and ask for a same-day visit.
  2. Ask about the sliding-scale price.

No public phone. Call 2-1-1 for help reaching them.

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