Does the air force pay for teeth braces? They pay for one surgery right? Can't you use that to get braces?

All services will only pay for 50% of braces and that is only till the age of 23 after that you are on your own, that's if you are military dependent. The SM can get braces 100% paid for.

Does the air force pay for teeth braces? They pay for one surgery right? Can't you use that to get braces?
If you are a dependent. You get 1200 dollars per year to use on dental 1500 for special circumstance. That means if you want braces and it cost 3000 dollars. The military will pay 50 percent. And you have a 1200 dollars credit. If you use that 1200 dollars. You don't have no more credit for that year. And you well have to pay everything else yourself.


If you are the sponser its totally free





For whoever voted thumb down. This is true . I know cause im a dependent. And use my dental benefit. FOr active duty is free.
Reply:Stop listening to rumors like the one surgery thing. The military and the AF will take care of all of your medical and required dental needs while you are on active duty. Braces is a long shot and will only happen if your teeth are so out of wack that you are physically unable to do something because of the current teeth postioning. If they are just a little crooked here and there do not count on it. You cannot deploy anywhere with braces on so the chances of you getting them are slim. Also you won't be able to enter the miltary if your teeth are too bad off and cannot be corrected by non-orthodonic procedures. Basically if they can't pull your teeth on fill your teeth you aren't getting in. Lots of people have crazy looking teeth but still don't get braces and still get to enlist. What you can do is save and put money away so when and if you ever get out you can pay to have the braces put on yourself. The AF pays you more than enough money and you shouldn't have to pay for anything the first few years except spending money so you will have lots of money saved in the bank if this is important to you.
Reply:For active duty...if the braces are medically neccessary (problems with bite, severe alignment issues, etc) they will pay for them 100%. For family members, it is a different story. If you are stationed overseas, where all medical services must be provided by the base because of language issues, family members will be given braces at no cost. However, if you are stateside or in an area where you can go off base, family members must go to an off base provider (most base dental clinics in the US treat active duty only). If that is the case, Tricare kicks in. Tricare will only pay $1500 towards the cost of braces..period. The rest of the cost is the responsiblity of the military member and his family. My daughter has braces. We are an active duty family. The total cost was nearly $6000..the military paid $1500 and we are paying the other $4500 on our own.
Reply:dependent or AD? dependents must enroll into the Dental insurance first. there is a cost share and a maximum payout of $1500 for braces. also, they will only do it for children under 18. Adult dependents do NOT get braces covered.





for AD: they can be gotten at no cost, but there are restrictions as to when and where you can have them. you cannot be in a deployable billet.





and no, the AF does NOT PAY for any cosmetic surgeries unless they are deemed medically necessary.

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