Have you been to the dentist lately? Of course you've been to the dentist late before, I mean rather, have you been to the dentist recently? Getting your teeth cleaned is no simple matter anymore.
I was surprised at how far Japanese dentistry has come in the past few years. They're not quite to the point of installing implants via Twitter, but the simple gadgetry is still quite impressive.
My dentist, Dr. Yutaka Akamatsu, is an old English student of mine. You see, when you've been in Japan long enough, you no longer need the Yellow Pages — you have an ex-student in every possible job in Japan. And as their previous English teacher, you have an obligation to embarrass them in front of all their coworkers as you waltz into their lives five years later remembering how fluent their English used to be.