Undergraduate Extended Health and Dental Plan

All international students enrolled at Western University are automatically enrolled in the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) which is your basic health insurance plan. In addition, full-time students are also enrolled in an extended health insurance plan outlined below based on your student status.

It is important to note that your extended health plan is not the same as UHIP. UHIP has a different company as an insurer and provider and therefore, the two plans have different cards, benefits, claims processes, and fees.

Your Extended Health Insurance is designed to cover a portion of healthcare costs not covered by your UHIP plan.

University Students’ Council (USC) Extended Benefit Health & Dental Plan (PurpleCARE)

Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate (and Ivey MBA*) students at Western University are automatically enrolled in the plan if they are:

  1. enrolled as a full-time student at Western University
  2. residing in Canada
  3. covered under a Provincial Health Care Plan or equivalent (such as UHIP)

 

To double-check if you will be active on the Plan, please check your Western student statement(s) to confirm if you have been charged for the Plan.

For more information, visit the  Am I Covered? website by PurpleCARE.

*Please note that MBA students are only eligible for the extended health plan ONLY if they opt-in to this plan

The plan is not a replacement for, but a supplement to the benefits provided by UHIP.  It includes some coverage of prescription drugs, as well as basic dental care and vision coverage. Please visit the PurpleCARE website for more information.  

Dental Plan

The USC Dental Plan coverage is included as an ancillary fee on your tuition fee bill if you are a full-time undergraduate international student (exchange and part-time students are not covered). Students can add their family (spouse and/or dependants) for an additional fee. The plan is effective from September 1 to August 31 each year. Students with or without dental coverage can opt-out of the dental plan in early September and will be refunded. For information regarding your health and dental plan programming please visit www.purplecare.ca  for full details about coverage.

Dental Care

Emergency dental treatment is available, for a fee, at the Dentistry Clinic at Western University. This dentistry clinic is a teaching institution where you will be treated by dental students (who are under the direct supervision of qualified instructors). The cost is generally lower than private dentists.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry - Dentistry Clinic

Location: Room 1003, Dental Sciences Building
Telephone: 519-661-3326