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| With the [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/insurance/index.shtml|SHIP medical insurance]] provided by the university, you have access to all the medical facilities inside the [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/|Tang Center]]. This includes GPs, specialists, the pharmacy, and the optometrist (though the school of optometry). | With the [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/insurance/index.shtml|SHIP medical insurance]] provided by the university, you have access to all the medical facilities inside the [[http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/|Tang Center]]. This includes GPs, specialists, the pharmacy, and the optometrist (though the school of optometry). |
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| The SHIP insurance also provides [[http://uhs.berkeley.edu/students/insurance/dentalannouncement.shtml|basic dental care]] (up to $1000 a year in coverage) through Delta Dental for cleanings every six months and most dental needs, including fillings, X-rays, wisdom teeth removal, etc. This service is provided outside the Tang Center, and [[http://deltadentalins.com/UCB/|the dental care website]] (company name: SHIP) provides a long list of dentists that are covered by the insurance. To help you find a good dentist, here are the names of some dentists that have been tried and liked. (If you add a dentist here, please use the appropriate smiley face to indicate your level of satisfaction.) | The SHIP insurance also provides [[https://uhs.berkeley.edu/insurance/ship-benefits/ship-dental-benefits|basic dental care]] (up to $1000 a year in coverage), cleanings every six months and most dental needs, including fillings, X-rays, wisdom teeth removal, etc. This service is provided outside the Tang Center, and [[httphttps://uhs.berkeley.edu/insurance/ship-benefits/ship-dental-benefits|the dental care website]] should link to a list of dentists that are covered by the insurance. To help you find a good dentist, here are the names of some dentists that have been tried and liked. (If you add a dentist here, please use the appropriate smiley face to indicate your level of satisfaction.) |
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| **Note: as of 15 August 2010, dental coverage has switched from MetLife to Delta Dental, so your favorite dentist may no longer be a preferred provider! See the "basic dental care" page above for benefit levels at in-network vs. out-of-network providers.** | |
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| ==== Dentists ==== | ==== Dentists ==== |
| Recommended by Katie Peek, so-far-so-good by Peter Williams \\ | Recommended by Katie Peek, so-far-so-good by Peter Williams \\ |
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| Dr. Amy K. Lee (**out of network**) :-D \\ | Dr. Amy K. Lee (**in-network**) :-D \\ |
| 1653 Solano Ave., Berkeley \\ | 1653 Solano Ave., Berkeley \\ |
| 510-524-3984 \\ | 510-524-3984 \\ |
| Recommended by Jeff Silverman, Katey Alatalo, and Chat Hull \\ | Recommended by Jeff Silverman, Katey Alatalo, Chat Hull, and Hannah Klion \\ |
| | Hannah: I'm reasonably happy with them. If nothing else, they're reasonably convenient by bus, and have never tried to push any procedures/whatever on me in the 3.5 years I've been going there. \\ |
| **Note: it appears that while Amy Lee is out of network, she is NOT charging out-of-network fees to her Berkeley patients, lest she lose half her clientele! In other words, you can keep going to Amy Lee.**\\ | **Note: it appears that while Amy Lee is out of network, she is NOT charging out-of-network fees to her Berkeley patients, lest she lose half her clientele! In other words, you can keep going to Amy Lee.**\\ |
| **Note the second: it appears that now Amy Lee has decided not to waive the out-of-network fees. There was no official announcement that I know of, but I got a bill for a routine cleaning, and after calling the office, was told they were not waiving the fee any more. (4/11/13)**\\ | **Note the second: it appears that now Amy Lee has decided not to waive the out-of-network fees. There was no official announcement that I know of, but I got a bill for a routine cleaning, and after calling the office, was told they were not waiving the fee any more. (4/11/13)**\\ |
| | **Note the third: As far as I know, she and the other dentists at the practice are now (as of 2019) all in network. If they aren't, they've never mentioned it or charged me out of network fees. \\ |
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| Dr. Dawn Dukes (**out of network**) :-D \\ | Dr. Dawn Dukes (**out of network**) :-D \\ |
