TL;DR
Scott AFB’s dental flight has seen active duty patients only since the summer of 2021; family members and retirees were directed to civilian dentists. Stone Falls Dental Care, on Frank Scott Parkway about twenty minutes from the Shiloh Gate by IL-158 and Shiloh, accepts TRICARE dental coverage administered by United Concordia and the other military plans. Dr. Carleigh Prane served on active duty as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, and immediate family of active and retired service members get a standing military discount by showing an ID.
The drive from Scott AFB
Leave by the Shiloh Gate on Seibert Road, take IL-158 (Air Mobility Drive) north into Shiloh, follow Cross Street to Frank Scott Parkway East and head west. Allow about twenty minutes from most of the base.
Why do Scott AFB family members need an off-base dentist?
Because the base clinic stopped taking them in 2021. That summer the 375th Dental Squadron was inactivated and reorganized as a flight under the 375th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, focused on keeping active duty Airmen ready to deploy. Family members and retirees who had been seen on a space-available basis were told to continue their dental care in the civilian sector.
For an active duty family member, that usually means enrolling in the TRICARE Dental Program, a voluntary plan for spouses and children of active duty members and for Guard and Reserve members and their families. United Concordia administers it, and a new contract that took effect March 1, 2025 widened the dentist network and lowered premiums for many enrollees.
Does Stone Falls Dental Care take TRICARE dental plans?
Yes. The practice works with TriCare and United Concordia and with the various military insurance plans, and the front desk will check your benefits before any treatment at no charge. Active duty members themselves are a different case: their routine care comes from the base clinic, and civilian care generally needs a referral through the Active Duty Dental Program, emergencies aside.
On top of insurance, the immediate family of active and retired military receive a discount on every procedure. There’s no coupon and no expiration; bring a military or dependent ID to the visit. Details sit on the military families page, and payment plans are on the financial options page.
Who is the dentist, and what is her military background?
Dr. Carleigh Prane earned her dental degree with honors from Southern Illinois University on a full U.S. Navy scholarship, completed the Navy’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency in Pensacola, Florida, and served several years on active duty, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander. She has also completed the Dawson Academy’s core curriculum and hands-on series; the rest is on Dr. Prane’s biography page.
“Our military ties run deep and are very personal,” is how the practice puts it, and many of the staff have served or have family in uniform today.
How do I drive from Scott AFB to Frank Scott Parkway?
Start from the Shiloh Gate, the main gate on Seibert Road. From there take IL-158, Air Mobility Drive, north into Shiloh, work over to Cross Street by the Memorial Hospital campus, and turn west on Frank Scott Parkway East. The office is about two and a half miles along, on the north side near Old Collinsville Road, roughly twenty minutes from most of the base.
St. Clair County has funding to extend Frank Scott Parkway East to Air Mobility Drive, which would give the base a more direct link. Until you’ve driven it, let a live map pick between that route and I-64, where exit 19A serves the base.