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Instagram Dentists, Part 1

Instagram Dentists, Part 1

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Lee Tilghman
May 17, 2023
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I do not want an Instagram dentist

I want the one that’s been around for 50 years,

the one with gray fluorescent waiting rooms, lived-in chairs,

and last season’s Homes & Gardens splayed across the coffee table

I do not need an Instagram vet

I want the one that’s up the hill with Dr. Marsh, the one that served my parents’ pets, and now mine

The one with the …

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