Fidelis Care Welcomes UHS Dental Services to Our Growing Provider Network

BINGHAMTON, NY (05/31/2011)(readMedia)-- Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is pleased to welcome Dr. Craig Colas DDS, Dr. Peter Hatala DDS, and Dr. Beth McCarthy DMD, of UHS Dental to the Fidelis Care Provider Network.

Dr. Colas is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University Medical School in Cleveland, OH, and completed his residency at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.

Dr. Hatala is a graduate of the State University of New York's Medical School at Buffalo, and completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, NY.

Dr. McCarthy is a graduate of the Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, PA.

Doctors Colas, Hatala, and McCarthy are engaged in the practice of general dentistry and welcome patients of all ages. The practice is located at Binghamton General Hospital's Dental Services office, 10-42 Mitchell Avenue, Binghamton, NY 13903. The practice can be reached by phone at (607) 762-2005, and is currently accepting new patients.

Fidelis Care offers free or low-cost health insurance through New York State's Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care programs, as well as a variety of Medicare offerings available on a county by county basis. Members are covered for regular checkups, preventive care and screenings, hospital and emergency care, eye exams, dental care, prescription coverage and more.

With more than 700,000 members in 58 counties statewide, Fidelis Care was founded on the belief that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance.

Members have access to more than 43,000 health care professionals statewide. Regional offices are located in Albany, Syracuse, Amherst, and Rego Park (Queens), with satellite offices in Rochester, Poughkeepsie, and Suffern.

For more information, call Fidelis Care toll-free at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit fideliscare.org.