Dental & Vision Plans
Cornell University offers voluntary Dental and Vision insurance for all registered students.
- Dental insurance provides access to basic preventative services like cleanings and routine check-ups. Dental insurance also lowers the cost on more expensive procedures like fillings and crowns.
- Vision insurance helps you save on eye wear and eye care. Vision insurance provides an annual exam
All payments are final. Once enrolled, there is no option to cancel either the dental or vision plans and obtain a refund.
Student Health Benefits offers optional dental and vision insurance plans to supplement students' health insurance coverage. Dependents of eligible students (spouses, domestic partners, and children) may also enroll.
All current students are eligible to enroll in either the dental plan, the vision plan, or both regardless of SHP enrollment status.
Dental and vision coverage do not automatically renew—you must enroll in coverage every year during the open enrollment period. The deadline to enroll in dental and/or vision coverage for all returning students and for new students beginning in the fall is 8/31/25. The deadline for new students beginning in the spring is 1/31/26.