The Dental CEO Podcast Dental CEO Podcast #45 - Automate the Junk Work and Run Your Practice Like a CEO
Jan 5, 2026
Dr. Aditi Agarwal, a general dentist and founder of Practice By Numbers, dives into how automation and AI can transform dental practices. She highlights how these technologies eliminate grueling tasks like insurance verification and scheduling, allowing teams to focus on patient care. Aditi discusses implementing AI for better decision-making and training, creating a smoother patient journey from scheduling to payments. The conversation also emphasizes reimagining staff roles to reduce burnout and enhance workplace satisfaction, urging dentists to lead with a CEO mindset.
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Automate The Junk Work
- Automate repetitive "junk work" like verification, scheduling, and reporting to free staff for higher-value tasks.
- Train staff to operate and oversee automation instead of doing manual processing every day.
Ask KPIs In Plain English
- Natural-language AI can surface exact KPIs quickly, replacing manual spreadsheet digging.
- That makes CEO-level analysis accessible and fast for daily and monthly decisions.
Explain Balances Automatically
- Use AI to generate clear, layman explanations of patient balances before they call the office.
- Automated explanations reduce calls, speed payments, and write notes back into the chart.