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Emergency Care

Falmouth HospitalFALMOUTH HOSPITAL
100 Ter Heun Dr., Falmouth; 508-548-5300. They have a complete emergency room with an airlift to
Boston or Cape Cod Hospital. No emergency dental care. Insurance tip: you may want to call your health
insurance company/plan/doctor before going in. CAPE COD FREE CLINIC

Cape Cod Free Clinic

65 Town Hall Sq., Falmouth; 508-540-7075. This clinic is meant for those with no health insurance (which
does not apply to JP students).
• Cape Cod Free Clinic Website: http://www.capecodclinic.org/index.html FREE CLINIC
Non-emergency urgent care; Teaticket Walk-In clinic
PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Planned Parenthood

210 Jones Road, Falmouth

Eye Care

American Eye Care Express

Falmouth Mall; 508-540-7715. CAMBRIDGE EYE

Cambridge Eye

17 Davis Straits Rd., Falmouth Plaza; 508-495-0332. Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00–18:00, Tue/Thu 9:00-
20:00, Sat 9:00–17:00. A chain store. Carries a good selection of eyeglass frames, sunglasses (prescription
or non-), and contact lenses.
• Cambridge Eye Website: http://www.cambridge-eyedoctors.com/v2/

MIT

Optical

Stratton Student Center, lower level; M-F 9 a.m.-6 p.m phone 617-258-5367. No appointment necessary.
MIT Medical covers one routine eye exam per year (at MIT Optical only) and offers students a discount on
eyeglass purchases.
• MIT Optical Website: http://web.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/medical/services/s-optical.html

Tooth Care

This is an incomplete list of dentists in the Falmouth area compiled by surveying Joint Program students for their recommendations. Currently, Joint Program students are not eligible for dental insurance so shop around a little; MIT offers student discounts for dental work at MIT Dental.

Richard Demerjian

91A Water St., Woods Hole; 508 548 6655. Good and friendly, and sympathetic to those of us without insurance (meaning they don’t try to do extra, non-necessary things that will cost extra money). Popular with students.

Falmouth Dental Associates

210 Jones Rd., Falmouth; 508-540-0303.
Website: http://www.falmouthdental.com

John C. Gagnon Falmouth Family Denstistry

337 Gifford St., Falmouth; 508-548-2999.

Brian Lee

245 Jones Road, Falmouth; 508-548-5028. Formerly Dr. Garber’s practice.

Thomas D Hutchinson

344B Gifford St., Falmouth; 508-540-2515.

Gerald Roan

205 Worcester Court, Falmouth; 508-548-1699

AND ONE IN SOMERVILLE:

Bright Dental

Independent practice of Karen A. Bright, D.M.D., 435 Washington Street, Somerville, MA. phone 617-491-2829, fax 617-491-0600. Friendly, skilled and offersstudent discounts - what more could you ask?
Website: http://www.brightdental.com