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TRICARE Retiree Dental Program
The TRICARE Retiree Dental Program is available to all military retirees (including gray area retirees) and their eligible family members, unremarried surviving spouses and their eligible children, as well as MOH recipients and their eligible immediate family members. The program covers cleanings, exams, fillings, root canals, gum surgery, oral surgery and dental accidents on the first day that coverage becomes effective; after 12 months in the program, it then covers crowns, bridges, partials, braces and dental implants.
New retirees who enroll within four months after retirement from the Uniformed Services or transfer to Retired Reserve status are eligible to waive the 12-month waiting period for major services; supporting documentation is required.
The Enhanced TRDP provides every enrollee an annual maximum of $1,200 per person ($1,000 for Basic Program enrollees), a $1000 annual maximum for dental accidents and a $1500 lifetime maximum for orthodontics. The money that the TRDP pays out for preventive and diagnostic services doesn't count against the annual maximum - those benefits are in addition to the $1200. Retirees can find more information or enroll at http://trdp.org.
TRDP enrollees realize the maximum program savings (an average of 22 percent) when seeing a network provider. To find a network provider and use the Consumer Toolkit to print ID cards, view annual maximum information, see if claims have been paid and sign up for e-mail updates, visit http://trdp.org.