SUBJ: THE NEW ACTIVE DUTY DENTAL PROGRAM
1. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND USCG HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO
OFFER WORLDWIDE DENTAL COVERAGE TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS
(ADSMS). TO FULFILL THIS REQUIREMENT, TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY
WILL INITIATE A NEW COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
SYSTEM KNOWN AS THE ACTIVE DUTY DENTAL PROGRAM (ADDP) ON 01 AUGUST
2009. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE ADDP WEBSITE:
WWW.ADDP-UCCI.COM WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE 2009.
2. THE ADDP HAS TWO COMPONENTS:
 A. DENTAL COVERAGE FOR ADSMS REFERRED FROM A USCG OR DOD DENTAL
TREATMENT FACILITY (DTF) FOR CIVILIAN DENTAL CARE, AND
 B. DENTAL COVERAGE FOR ADSMS SERVING IN A REMOTE AREA.
3. YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ADDP IF YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING:
 A. ADSMS REFERRED BY USCG OR DOD DTF FOR SPECIALTY DENTAL CARE.
 B. REMOTE ADSMS WHO LIVE AND WORK MORE THAN 50 MILES FROM A USCG
OR DOD DTF.
 C. RESERVIST ON ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS 31 DAYS OR MORE WHO MEET EITHER
CRITERIA IN PARAGRAPH 3A OR 3B.
4. THE DEFENSE ELIGIBILITY ENROLLMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (DEERS) IS
THE DATABASE OF RECORD FOR ELIGIBILITY. SERVICE MEMBERS SHOULD
ENSURE THAT DEERS ACCURATELY DISPLAYS THEIR MEDICAL/DENTAL
ELIGIBILITY BY CALLING 1-800-538-9552 TO VERIFY OR UPDATE YOUR
STATUS ANNUALLY. SPONSORS MAY ALSO VERIFY OR UPDATE THEIR
INFORMATION ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/MYDODBENEFITS
(ADDRESS MUST BE TYPED IN LOWER CASE).
5. UNITED CONCORDIA (UCCI) WILL SEND AN INFORMATIONAL PACKAGE TO
REMOTE ELIGIBLE SERVICE MEMBERS IN JUNE OF 2009 BASED ON THE
ADDRESS LISTED IN DEERS. BEGINNING 01 AUG 09, ADSMS WHO SEEK DENTAL
CARE OUTSIDE A USCG OR DOD CLINIC NEED TO CONTACT UCCI TO OBTAIN AN
APPOINTMENT CONTROL NUMBER.
6. THE CONTRACT WILL ONLY PAY FOR COVERED DENTAL BENEFITS AND THOSE
DENTAL BENEFITS THAT REQUIRE AND HAVE RECEIVED PREAUTHORIZATION.
UCCI MAY ASSIST IN MAKING AN APPOINTMENT. INITIATING DENTAL CARE
REQUIRING AUTHORIZATION WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM UCCI MAY
RESULT IN THE SERVICE MEMBER BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR PART OR ALL OF
THE COST OF TREATMENT. FOR EMERGENCY CARE, CONTACT UCCI AT
1-866-984-ADDP (PHONE NUMBER WILL BE ACTIVATED AFTER 01 JUN 2009).
7. SELRES MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE TRICARE DENTAL
PROGRAM (TDP) ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISENROLLED FROM TDP WHEN CALLED TO
AD FOR 31 DAYS OR MORE AND WILL BE AFFORDED THE BENEFITS FROM ADDP
AS NOTED IN PARA 3. FAMILY COVERAGE MAY CONTINUE AT A REDUCED
MONTHLY PREMIUM RATE. PLEASE VERIFY COVERAGE/PREMIUM UPDATES WITH
EACH STATUS CHANGE, NOTING THAT REENROLLMENT IN TDP FOLLOWING
DEACTIVATION IS AUTOMATIC WITH A 12 MONTH COMMITMENT. MORE TDP
TRANSITION INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE:
WWW.TRICAREDENTALPROGRAM.COM OR 1-800-866-8499.
8. UPDATED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED SHORTLY BEFORE INITIATION
OF THE ADDP, 01 AUG 2009. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING
ADDP, CONTACT CAPT HSIAO PENG, HSWL SUPPORT ACTIVITY (HSWL
SUPPACT), AT 510-637-1229, HSIAO.P.PENG(AT)USCG.MIL OR CAPT SUZANNE
SAVILLE, COMDT (CG-1122), PROGRAM MANAGER, AT 202-475-5180,
SUZANNE.K.SAVILLE(AT)USCG.MIL.
9. RELEASED BY RADM MARK TEDESCO, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
WORK-LIFE.
10. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.