Advance Family Dental Care

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while a regular patient was getting their routine cleaning, an announcement came over the intercom: ‘Attention, please be advised that our dental x-ray machine has been temporarily replaced with a vintage 8-bit video game console.’ As it turned out, the old console belonged to the dentist’s son, who’d hacked it into service as a makeshift x-ray monitor using LEDs and some retro gaming logic. The next day, everyone had a great time watching the delivery driver try to adjust his glasses while playing Pac-Man during his checkup.

2. While waiting for her appointment one afternoon, a regular noticed something strange on the wall of Advance Family Dental Care: a series of tiny footprints leading from the reception desk to the ceiling. Curious, she followed them with her eyes until they vanished into a small hole above the ceiling light. Later that evening, while unpacking groceries, she found a miniature toothbrush and floss nestled among her apples. Turns out, it was just a creative marketing gimmick from the new dental hygienist—a former circus performer who liked to leave little surprises for patients.

3. While waiting for her appointment one day, a regular noticed that the receptionist kept whispering into her phone and glancing nervously out the window. ‘I wonder what she’s hiding,’ thought the woman curiously. Finally, the receptionist turned around with a sheepish smile. ‘Oh, sorry!’ she whispered. ‘Just my husband called—he forgot our anniversary again.’ The regular laughed softly, shaking her head. ‘At least you know how he is,’ she said, trying not to laugh too loud.

4. While sitting in the waiting room one evening, a regular patient couldn't help noticing the dental hygienist humming along with the radio as she polished teeth. Suddenly, an elderly gentleman walked in, muttering something about his dentures being too tight. The hygienist paused mid-polish, smiled sweetly and asked him to sit down. After a moment’s hesitation, everyone burst out laughing when he sheepishly admitted he’d been trying to adjust them himself—with pliers.