# Dental CEO Podcast #45 - Automate the Junk Work and Run Your Practice Like a CEO Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dental-ceo-podcast-7180211/dental-ceo-podcast-45-automate-the-junk-work-and-run-your-practice-like-a-ceo Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dental-ceo-podcast-7180211/dental-ceo-podcast-45-automate-the-junk-work-and-run-your-practice-like-a-ceo.md Podcast: [The Dental CEO Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dental-ceo-podcast-7180211) Published: 2026-01-05T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf3adfbd Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/bf3adfbd/ef22d5eb.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dental-ceo-podcast-7180211/episodes/dental-ceo-podcast-45-automate-the-junk-work-and-run-your-practice-like-a-ceo Duration seconds: 3215 ## Resource In this episode of The Dental CEO Podcast, Scott Leune sits down with Dr. Aditi Agarwal, founder of Practice By Numbers, to challenge dentists to rethink how their practices operate. The conversation explores how automation and data-driven systems can replace time-consuming “junk work” like insurance verification, scheduling, collections, phone management, and reporting—freeing teams to focus on patients instead of paperwork. Scott and Dr. Agarwal break down what it means to run a dental practice from a true CEO perspective, how to create consistency across operations, improve collections and case acceptance, reduce staff burnout, and build a calmer, more professional practice environment. This episode is essential listening for dentists who are ready to simplify operations, scale intelligently, and lead their practice with clarity and control. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dental-ceo-podcast-7180211/episodes/dental-ceo-podcast-45-automate-the-junk-work-and-run-your-practice-like-a-ceo/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dental-ceo-podcast-7180211/dental-ceo-podcast-45-automate-the-junk-work-and-run-your-practice-like-a-ceo.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.