TRICARE and Overseas Dental Care

Week of November 19, 2007

TRICARE is making dental care easier overseas. Presently, host nation dentists often require military families to make full payment up front, and then wait for reimbursement from United Concordia, the administrator of the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP).  Now, TRICARE has partnered with United Concordia to find host nation dentists who will agree to be listed as TRICARE Preferred Dentists who will require only the beneficiary's cost share at the time of care.  In light of this change, TRICARE encourages beneficiaries to remain enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program when they move overseas.  In the near future, beneficiaries will be able to see the list of TRICARE Preferred Dentists on the United Concordia website.

To learn more about TRICARE, visit www.military.com/benefits/tricare.