Osterkamp Family Dental

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman arrived early for his cleaning appointment. As he waited in the reception area, he noticed something peculiar on the ceiling above him—a tiny, smiling face peering down from behind a light fixture. Curious, he leaned back and saw another little smiley face across the room. Turns out it was just a dental chart hanging upside down. The old man chuckled to himself, thinking how life sometimes plays tricks on us like that. When asked later why he kept coming back, he simply said, ‘They’ve never forgotten my favorite toothbrush.’

2. A young delivery driver pulled up in front of Osterkamp Family Dental one afternoon. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he heard a faint whispering sound coming from inside the building. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old dentist, Dr. Osterkamp, talking animatedly with a mannequin tooth. The whispering was just him practicing his jokes for the next town meeting. Relieved, the delivery driver finished his work and left, never realizing that he had almost become part of another urban legend.

3. A delivery truck pulled into the loading dock one rainy afternoon. As the driver rushed inside with packages, he noticed something peculiar on the wet pavement—a strange metal object glinted under the streetlight. Curious, he picked it up—it was a tiny silver toothbrush. A regular must’ve dropped it earlier. With a smile, he took it inside and gave it to receptionist Mrs. Jenkins, who chuckled and said, ‘Thanks for finding that little guy!’

4. While waiting for her routine checkup, a patient noticed something peculiar on the ceiling above the dental chair. ‘Is that a bat?’ she whispered, pointing upward with a smile. The dentist looked up and grinned back, "No, it's just our resident bat, Mr. Fluffy. He’s been hanging around since last year." A delivery driver chimed in from behind, “He even waves at me when I drop off supplies!” Everyone laughed, realizing that Osterkamp Family Dental had an unexpected but harmless mascot.