The monthly premium rates for TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) participants will increase slightly across the board beginning May 1.

TDP is an optional program available to active duty family members, as well as some National Guard or Reserve members and their families. More information on eligibility, enrollment, and seeking care under the program is available at TRICARE.mil. (For more about dental benefits available to military retirees, their family members, and survivors, visit BENEFEDS.com.)

United Concordia administers the TDP program and recently published the new monthly premiums, which vary by sponsor status. Rates taking effect May 1 are listed below, with current rates (in effect from May 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022) in parentheses:

Active Duty

• Single: $11.94 (up from $11.65)
• Family: $31.04 (up from $30.28)

Selected Reserve/Individual Ready Reserve (mobilization only)

• Sponsor: $11.94 (up from $11.65)
• Single: $29.84 (up from $29.12)
• Family: $77.59 (up from $75.71)
• Sponsor and Family: $89.53 (up from $87.36)

Individual Ready Reserve (non-mobilization)

• Sponsor or Single: $29.84 (up from $29.12)
• Family: $77.71 (up from $75.71)
• Sponsor and Family: $107.43 (up from $104.83)

The plan has an annual benefit maximum of $1,500 per enrollee, a lifetime orthodontic maximum of $1,750 per enrollee, and an annual dental accident coverage maximum of $1,200 per enrollee. More information on TDP, including cost shares and a breakdown of covered services, is available through United Concordia.