Jamestown  (CSi)  The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it has selected Delta Dental of California and MetLife, to once again offer private dental insurance plans as part of the VA Dental Insurance Program.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer, David Bratton said, the program was extended until December 31, 2021.

He said that veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and beneficiaries of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the VA can enroll in the program starting November 15, 2017, for coverage to start December 1, 2017.

VADIP offers eligible individuals the opportunity to purchase discounted dental insurance coverage, including diagnostic services, preventive services, endodontic  and other restorative services, surgical services and emergency services.

Individuals who enroll in one of the dental insurance plans will pay the entire premium in addition to the full cost of any co-payments.  Enrollment is voluntary and does not affect eligibility for VA outpatient dental services and treatment.

Bratton has more information at his office, located in the basement of the LEC in Jamestown, open Monday-Friday 8-a.m., to noon and 1-p.m., to 5-p.m.

Call 701-252-9043.