November 11, 2008//Lincoln, Neb., and Suffern, N.Y.//Today, First Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of New York announced an upgrade to its PPO dental network online provider directory. New, intuitive features now make the online directory even easier for dental plan members to use.

Highlights:

• Daily updates of provider data help ensure the network directory and information are up to date with current practicing dentists (replaces weekly updates).
• “Search by County” has been added to the search options, which also include search by address, city, state, ZIP code, preferred languages, dental specialty or desired radius (miles). When choosing search by desired radius, members receive the user-friendly results in order of closest proximity instead of alphabetically.
• Maps and step-by-step driving directions from any address to the dentist’s office make participating providers easy to find.
• Members’ searches can reveal up to 200 providers meeting the desired search criteria (formerly a maximum of 75).
• Members can find a location by practice name which is helpful if they are looking for a particular provider but don’t know the dentist’s full name.
• Members can use the directory to find out which doctors in any given practice are accepting new patients.
• The provider listings alert members to any other discounts that may be available in addition to the already-discounted fees they enjoy by using network providers.

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For more information, contact:
Karen Gustin, vice president - group marketing & managed care
800-543-7784, ext. 82507
E-mail: kgustin@ameritas.com