Looks like they are going to stop reimbursing NCS 100% of costs. I'm not surprised. I was actually more surprised when I first moved here and found out that they did pay 100% of the cost.

http://www.tricaredentalprogram.com/...nfo/000006.jsp

As of December 3, 2007, TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) enrollees who reside in OCONUS areas must be Command Sponsored in order to receive OCONUS TDP cost-share benefits. If a TDP enrollee is not Command Sponsored, his/her claims will be paid under the CONUS cost-share structure.
Prior to this announcement, payment of cost-shares and other out-of-pocket expenses for many TDP dental services performed OCONUS were paid by the Government for all OCONUS TDP enrollees. Paying for OCONUS TDP cost-share benefits for Non-Command Sponsored family members was inconsistent with other TRICARE programs and DoD TRICARE policy. Therefore, the Government has directed United Concordia to process TDP claims based upon DoD TRICARE policy. As such, non-Command Sponsored TDP enrollees who receive dental care in OCONUS areas are now responsible for these cost-shares as well as any difference between the dentist's charge and United Concordia's allowances for treatment.
For purposes of the TDP, determination of a TDP enrollee's Command Sponsored status is based on their enrollment in either the TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP) Prime or TRICARE Global Remote Overseas (TGRO) program as reflected in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).

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Now ok, I have a question. I am still paying for my dental insurance, am I able to use the dental facility or do I have to go off base for it? ANyone know?

You have to go off base here because they don't have enough dentists to service soldiers and their family members. I don't know if that's just at Humphreys or not.

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My wife uses Osan, they never ask her if she is AF, Army, CS, NCS or anything. They just make her an appointment.

Not sure if that will change, just keep using it the way you do now. It's better to ask foregiveness.....

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They must find it difficult...

Those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority. --Gerald Massey

Did she go there when she was still NCS? I think I'll try to go there too. I just feel like the dentist I use is trying to do more work than she needs to do just to make more money. Can you ask your wife for the phone number to make an appointment? Also, where on base is the dentist at?

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I don't think she ever called? Just waked in and made and appointment. Yes she was still NCS when she went there.

Dental on Osan is in the hospital.

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They must find it difficult...

Those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority. --Gerald Massey

Well I know that at Osan they are going to start enforcing the the whole only being able to make appointments 48 hours in advance if you aren't on Prime thing. The clinic number is 784 DOCS. I'm pretty sure one of the options is for the dentist.

I just started going to the Osan dental clinic about a month ago. They asked me if I was CS or not. I am, so I'm not sure what the difference would've been if I was still NCS. Maybe it's space available? I'm not sure. You can find the number for the dental clinic under the important numbers listed under the Osan section here in the forum.

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