Did You Know? Viral Online Stories From Caddie to Contender Dr. Matt Vogt, a 34-year-old general dentist, qualified for the 125th U.S. Open golf championship in June 2025. The U.S. Open was at held at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, and Dr. Vogt grew up near Pittsburgh and caddied at Oakmont for five seasons. A dentist playing beside the professionals was a Cinderella story that was picked up by several sports and news publications. A reporter from the PGA Tour even called the receptionist at Dr. Vogt’s dental office for comment. These viral stories from the Internet show the heart and humour of dentistry. Dive into these feel-good headlines—on the green, at a destination wedding, along a mail route and in the Guinness record books. Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Something Bonded Anew California bride Shannon Delijani had composite bonding on a front tooth pop out the night before her destination wedding in Oaxaca, Mexico. After a frantic search (and some tearful TikTok footage), her wedding planner located a dentist who re-opened his clinic at 9 p.m. to repair the tooth and save the wedding day. “I was almost a pirate bride,” Delijani added in an on-screen caption. Delijani later thanked the kind-hearted dentist with a gift basket. Jaw-Dropping World Record Marie Pearl Zellmer Robinson of Ketchikan, Alaska, now holds the Guinness World Record for largest mouth gape (female) at 7.59 cm, verified in February 2025. Guinness notes the measurement was carried out and submitted by local dentists; media coverage showed calipers in action and Marie demonstrating her unusual talent. “I’ve always kind of known I had a big mouth,” she told the Ketchikan Daily News. “I talk a lot, and apparently, I do have a physically big mouth, but we never really did anything about it. It was always kind of a joke that I could fit two or three Jenga blocks in my mouth.” Special Delivery In Charlotte, North Carolina, a mail carrier named Hugo slipped a handwritten note to Providence Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics asking if they made retainers, as he’d lost his. The office replied with a note on their door that read, “Dr. Adam would love to make you a new retainer, free of charge.” The kind exchange—and Hugo’s new retainer—showed up on social media, spreading far beyond Charlotte. 34 | 2025 | Issue 6
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