Emergency Care
Falmouth 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
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).
Website: http://www.capecodclinic.org/index.html
Planned Parenthood
210 Jones Road, Falmouth
Eye Care
If you have the MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan, you are eligible for one routine eye exam per year at MIT Medical. MIT health insurance does not cover the purchase of glasses or contact lenses. However, WHOI's Environmental Health and Safety Office will reimburse you for the purchase of prescription safety glasses if eye protection is needed for your research. The reimbursement is up to $180 per year (a pair of safety glasses with high index lenses cost $152 in 2011). See http://ehs.whoi.edu/ehs/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=3&itemID=380 and contact Georgi Crowley (gcrowley@whoi.edu) for more information.
Cambridge Eye / Visionworks
17 Davis Straits Rd., Falmouth Plaza; 508-495-0332. Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00-18:00, Tue/Thu 9:00-20:00, Sat 9:0017:00. A chain store. Carries a good selection of eyeglass frames, sunglasses (prescription or non), and contact lenses.
Website: http://www.visionworks.com/ 
; http://www.cambridge-eyedoctors.com/
MIT Optical
Stratton Student Center, lower level; M-F 9 a.m.-6 p.m phone 617-258-5367. No appointment necessary. Offers students a discount on eyeglass purchases.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/medical/services/s-optical.html
Dental Care
The MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan does not cover routine dental care. MIT graduate students currently have the option to purchase dental coverage at a group rate through Delta Dental. Two plans are available, the PPO Value Plan or the DeltaCare plan . http://graddental.mit.edu/graddental/ Sign up must be done at the beginning of the academic year. Currently (spring 2013) no dentists in Falmouth accept either plan, but please check the Delta Dental website http://www.deltadentalma.com/ for the most up to date info.
Below is an incomplete list of dentists in the Falmouth and Boston areas compiled by surveying Joint Program students for their recommendations.
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. As of spring 2013, a cleaning with a hygienist is $125 for those without insurance.
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
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 offers student discounts - what more could you ask?
Website: http://www.brightdental.com
MIT Dental
MIT E-23 5th floor. phone: 617-253-1501; http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/services/dental.html\\