Starting When?

There was a woman whose tooth was causing her a great deal of pain. Since her regular dentist was on vacation, she tried to endure the pain, but eventually it became too intense.

She called an emergency dental service and they arranged an appointment with a dentist she had never seen before. To her dismay, the dentist was young—easily thirty years her junior. In fact, she couldn’t believe he was old enough to be out of college, let alone have a degree in dentistry. After she had been told what kind of work was required and had been given a local anesthetic, she finally said to the man, “You seem very young.

How long have you been a dentist?” As the dentist approached her with drill in hand, he gave her a wink, revved his drill, and said, “You mean counting today?”