My dad was a dentist but I wasn't a hygienist. I assisted my dad.
A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.
Dentists seem to me very orderly, businesslike people who appear to become somewhat bored with the routine of their work after a period of time. Perhaps I'm wrong.
I was going to get my teeth whitened, but I said, "I'll just get a tan instead."
I hate flossing, I wish I just had one long curvy tooth. They didn't have to make separations for me.
Nothing soothes me more after a long and maddening course of pianoforte recitals than to sit and have my teeth drilled.
Dentist: a prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coin out of your pocket.
A dentist is only half the doctor he claims to be.
No woman is a heroine to her dentist.
Dentistry is more impressive in town-what the rural man calls cleaning the teeth is called "prophylaxis" in New York.
In California virtually everyone has had their teeth whitened. If they all smiled at once, they would give us a headache.
There's not too many things I'm afraid of, but I'm not too brave when it comes to sitting in a chair getting my teeth drilled.
The higher animals get their teeth without pain or inconvenience. Man gets his through months and months of cruel torture; he will never get a set which can really be depended on 'till a dentist makes him one.
In general, life is better than it has ever been, and if you think that, in the past, there was some golden age of pleasure and plenty to which you would, if you were able, transport yourself, let me say one single word : Dentistry.
I've had dentists who have wanted to help me out, but I say, 'You know, I won't work again if you fix my teeth.'
Let's be honest, dental care in America is extremely expensive, period.
Some tortures are physical And some are mental, But the one that is both Is dental.
When I was younger I smashed my teeth and since I was 12 I've been saying: 'I want veneers! I want veneers!'
Homework, root canals, and deadlines are the important things in life, and only when we have these major dramas taken care of can we presume to look at the larger questions.
My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist. It is very vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn't a dentist. It produces false impression
It doesn't really matter whether you grip the arms of the dentist's chair or let your hands lie in your lap. The drill drills on.
You always think another time would have been ideal for you . . . the reality is there was no novocaine when you went to the dentist.
I was certified to take x-rays, but you can't just show up and start cleaning people's teeth.
I don't know how anyone can work on people's mouths all day long. That disgusts me. I'd rather work on the other end than work on mouths.
I haven't had surgery. I've had my teeth done, which was a massive insecurity for me. But I'm one hundred percent happy. It's difficult, not just for people in the media, but for everyone - young girls and boys - especially in high school.
