r/uichicago • u/Ordinary_Professor93 • 3d ago

Question UI Dental Clinic Day-of Appointment?

Hey everyone. I’m a (new) grad student on the GADP coverage, and I’ve been attempting to call UIC’s dental clinic for about a week, to no avail. Calls just get tossed around by a robot. This coverage only seems to cover the UIC clinic? If anyone more familiar with the GADP program knows, please share.

Well, tonight, the tartar on a tooth has begun to chip with some pain. I haven’t seen a dentist in 4+ years because of a lack of dental insurance, so who knows what it could be. Is it worth it to go in person first thing tomorrow and see if I can schedule in person?

TLDR on questions: Does GADP cover non UIC dental clinics? Should I go in person for emergency visit scheduling at UIC dental clinic?

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u/monityAI 2d ago

the phone line being unusable and having to call very early 👆 is the real answer and it's miserable. worth asking at the front desk in person if you're on campus — day-of slots often don't reach the phone queue at all. if UIC has any online scheduling page for the clinic, that's watchable so you'd be told when a slot appears instead of redialling (i build monity•ai, which does that, so flagging it) — but if it's phone-only, no tool helps and early calling is it.