Dental-tainment

You can watch TV or movies during your dental appointment with us. And here are some of our favorite movies and books about dentists you can watch at home.

Fang the Dentist
This fun kids book is about a boy named Snarvey Grooper. Snarvey, who calls his dentist Dr. Fang, is very scared confused about what dentists do. For example, Snarvey’s uncle says the dentist “capped” his teeth. Snarvey pictures teeth wearing hats! If your kids have anxiety about dentistry, this 1993 book can help them learn and laugh.

Ghost Town
Ricky Gervais plays Bertram Pincus, a mean-spirited dentist. With the help of a group of ghosts, Bertram learns to mend his ways and be a better person in this 2008 film.

Laughing Gas (or The Busy Little Dentist)
People have been making movies about dentists since at least 1914! This film is directed by Charlie Chaplin, who also stars as Dr. Pain (Chaplin plays both the dentist and his assistant).

Uneasy Lies the Crown
Peter Falk plays Lieutenant Columbo in this detective drama from 1990 about a problem-plagued junior partner who is being ostracized from his dental practice.

Marathon Man
People who say visits to the dentist are torture shouldn’t see this Dustin Hoffman film before their next appointment! This fast-paced 1976 thriller features a scene where a Nazi dentist played by Laurence Olivier finds creative ways to use dental instruments!

What are your favorite movies and books featuring dentists?
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