💸 Are outdated fees quietly costing your dental practice thousands?

In this episode, Dayna Johnson breaks down why regular fee updates are essential for maintaining a financially healthy practice — and how to make those updates without shocking your patients.

Dayna walks through how to navigate fee schedules in your practice management software, how incremental increases protect patient satisfaction, and what to do when insurance companies fail to update their fee schedules. You’ll learn practical, step-by-step strategies to stay proactive and ensure your treatment plans and workflows are aligned with your current fees.

✅ Key Takeaways:

~ Update fees every 12–18 months to stay competitive

~ Use incremental fee increases to reduce patient pushback

~ Hygiene fees should increase differently than restorative fees

~ Practice management software makes fee updates more efficient

~ Treatment plan fees do NOT update automatically

~ Use filters to manage treatment plan updates accurately

~ Insurance fee schedules may not be current — stay proactive

~ Fee updates should be a team effort for accuracy and efficiency

~ Regular fee maintenance drives long-term practice success

⏱️ Chapters:

00:00 Updating Fees: Importance and Strategy

02:46 Navigating Fee Schedules in Practice Management Software

05:55 Treatment Plan Fees: Updating and Managing Changes

11:35 Insurance Fee Updates and Best Practices

📲 Ready to strengthen your systems and protect your profitability?

Book a free discovery call with Dayna → https://calendly.com/dayna-johnson/discovery-call?month=2025-12