MetLife opens TRICARE dental program enrollment Published April 10, 2012 By Charlotte Caldwell TRICARE Management Activity F. E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- Beginning March 21, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc., will be accepting new enrollment applications for the TRICARE dental program. As the TDP contractor, MetLife will provide dental benefits to more than two million active-duty family members, Reservists and their families. MetLife will begin providing dental coverage to beneficiaries May 1. Most current TDP enrollees will not have to do any paperwork or take any action during the transition. Only TDP enrollees using automatic payments from their checking account or credit card to pay their monthly premiums need to contact MetLife to reauthorize their payment. These enrollees will receive correspondence from MetLife on or near March 21 with further instructions regarding payment reauthorization. On March 21, MetLife's TDP Web site, with customer service contact information and phone lines, will go live to support enrollees. All TDP enrollees will receive welcome packages with their new enrollment cards. TDP enrollees will have access to MetLife's network of more than 164,000 dentist locations. The TDP will have a $1,300 annual benefit maximum and a $1,750 lifetime orthodontic maximum -- both increases from the previous contract. It also offers expanded coverage including an additional cleaning for pregnant women and survivor benefits for eligible family members. For more information or to enroll in the TDP, visit http://www.TRICARE.mil/TDP or https://www.mybenefits.metlife.com/tricare.