DENTA COVERAGE AND TRICARE

HI ALL!!! can anyone here explain to me how to get on some sort of dental plan with tricare prime??? Dh is active duty (Army-@ Ft. Knox), and I have to have some dental work done quickly... only when they called for coverage at my dentist... i don't have coverage! ugh!!! is it something i have to sign up for seperately??? TIA karly

Hi Karly, I believe it is something you have to sign up for separately. My husband is off from duty today so when he wakes, I will makre sure to ask. I have been married for nearly 6 years and I am still unknowledgeable in a lot of areas. There are classes you can take on base to educate you on benefits and such. I plan on checking into that, but right now grad school and a 2 yr old are taking up ALL my time. I will get back to you. Cam

Hey Karly Sorry so late getting back to you. This is what my husband said: 1.You have to sumbit paperwork to finance 2.You can get the paperwork from PAC, S1, or finance (he couldn't recall the name of the form) Within a month you should be covered. I hope this helps. Again, this is info according to SFC H. He's not always right although he thinks he is. Have a great day Cam PS let me know how getting tricare to approve your lap band goes. I am also researching the surgery. I had a friend who told me that tricare's medical coverage is up for review jan 07. She seems to think that they will wise up at that time.

Hey Karly, You( of Dh, that is) have to sign up for United Concordia...it's thru Tricare. I did it on line while hubby was doing his second Korea tour. I'm not sure what he had to do on his side, but I know you have to pay a little extra. It''ll just come out and you'll see it on his LES. It didn't take that long to get coverage. I'm sure it won't be a problem finding a provider right there in Radcliffe. (we were stationed at Knox 2x...I miss it) Best of luck to you...Also, I saw in the response before me that you were considering Lap...I had my surgery last month and I was told Tricare would only cover RNY but you have to be at least 100 Lbs overweight. I know someone who got turned down over being 4 Lbs short. So, again, good luck and if ya have any surgery questions or just wanna chat, feel free to shoot me an email. Vicki