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# Ameritas

> Ameritas profile: the Classic Network, 5.2M+ dental members, fast in-house credentialing, and private-label dental underwriting for other brands.

**Ameritas** is a mid-size mutual carrier specializing in group and voluntary dental benefits, covering **5.2+ million dental members**. Its PPO network is the **Classic Network**; branded the **"Ameritas Dental Network" in Texas**, and it also underwrites and administers dental for other brands under private-label arrangements, so its fee schedules can apply to plans that don't carry the Ameritas name.

Payer portals, forms, IDs, and procedures change frequently. **Timely-filing limits and other participation terms come from the applicable current payer materials and your executed agreement.** Use this page as a starting point, then verify the product, entity, provider, location, and effective date with the payer.

## Who they are

|              |                                                                                              |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Parent**   | Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. (mutual)                                                       |
| **Network**  | **Classic Network**; marketed as "Ameritas Dental Network" in Texas<sup>1</sup>              |
| **Members**  | 5.2+ million (company-reported)                                                              |
| **Products** | Group and voluntary DPPO; private-label dental underwritten or administered for other brands |

## Enrollment and credentialing

Start at **[ameritas.com/dental-providers/join-our-dental-network](https://www.ameritas.com/dental-providers/join-our-dental-network/)**.

Credentialing is handled **in-house by Ameritas provider relations**, with a company-claimed turnaround of roughly **15–20 business days** for a complete application; fast by dental-carrier standards.<sup>2</sup> Treat the claim as a target, not a guarantee, and track your own submission dates as with any payer.

## Operational notes

* **Private-label reach.** Because Ameritas underwrites or administers dental for other brands, a Classic Network contract can govern claims arriving under logos you never contracted with. Reconcile remittances against the contract, not the card. See [Network leasing](/concepts/payments/network-leasing) for the general phenomenon.
* **Texas branding differs**; "Ameritas Dental Network" in Texas is the same relationship as the Classic Network elsewhere.
* Member and turnaround figures are company-reported; verify current numbers on Ameritas's provider pages before relying on them.

## Sources

1. Ameritas, [Classic Network](https://dentalnetwork.ameritas.com/classic); [Join our dental network](https://www.ameritas.com/dental-providers/join-our-dental-network/).
2. Ameritas, [dental provider FAQ](https://www.ameritas.com/dental-providers/faq-provider/) (credentialing turnaround, company-claimed).