United Concordia is pleased to begin administration of the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) on May 1, 2017. The TDP is a voluntary dental insurance program offered by the Department of Defense (DoD) through the Defense Health Agency.
The TDP is available to eligible family members of all active duty uniformed services personnel* and to National Guard/Reserve members and/or their families.
Note that the TDP has two geographical areas of service:
- Continental United States (CONUS) which includes all US states and territories
- Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS)
*The uniformed services include the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Coast Guard, Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS).
Your Online Resource for TRICARE Dental Program Information and Services
The TDP portal offers network dentists instant access to important information and efficient online services, which allows you to spend less time on administration and more time with patients. Use the links on this website to access these tools and information.
WHO'S ELIGIBILE?
Eligible
Family members of active duty service members (ADSMs) and National Guard and Reserve family members:
- Spouses
- Unmarried children until reaching age 21 (including stepchildren, adopted children—both pre-adoptive and finalized adoption—, and court-ordered wards). Beneficiaries in this category are eligible up to the end of the month in which they turn 21.
- Unmarried children between ages 21 and 23:
- Up to age 23 if enrolled in a full-time course of study at an approved institution of higher learning, and if the sponsor provides over 50 percent of the financial support. These students are eligible up to the end of the month in which they turn age 23. However, if the student ends his or her education prior to turning 23, eligibility ends at the end of the month in which their education ends.
- If they have a disabling illness or injury that occurred before their 21st birthday; or they have a disabling illness or injury that occurred between ages 21 and 23 and, at the time of the illness or injury, were enrolled in a full-time course of study at an approved institution of higher learning, and the sponsor provided over 50 percent of the financial support.
National Guard and Reserve service members:
Members of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve may enroll in the TDP when they are not on active duty orders for a period of more than 30 consecutive days. Any National Guard or Reserve member who is called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 consecutive days receives the same benefits as an ADSM and cannot be enrolled in the TDP.
Not Eligible
- ADSMs, including National Guard and Reserve members called to active duty for more than 30 consecutive days
- Retired service members and their families
- Former spouses
- Parents and parents-in-law
- Disabled veterans
- Foreign military personnel
- Service members in the Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) following activation for a contingency operation
