My American Tour

Apparently it's true what they say about us Brits. One of the very first things I noticed when I arrived in Washington DC was being greeted by sets of perfectly pearly white teeth. Looking at my own reflection in the airport bathroom, I thought I'd break the mirror. My crooked slightly yellow teeth hadn't really stood out when I was walking the streets of London to work, but here I feel almost ashamed to smile. The first stop on my tour of the nation's capital was the White House. A family of American's asked me to take a picture of them standing in front of it. As I looked through the viewfinder and said “say cheese!” I was nearly blinded by their bright white teeth.

Perhaps it is the norm to find a Washington DC dentist to whiten your teeth specifically for pictures next to the White House? I next headed to the Lincoln Memorial and found a group of young students out on a field trip. They too had the perfect smile a Brit like myself could only dream of. I thought about asking them, “can you give me a list of the best dentists in Washington DC? And if you can, which ones offer sedation dentistry in DC because us English folk aren't exactly immune to the pain a dentist might inflict!” I decided against asking them, thinking I'd rather keep my mouth shut and teeth hidden. Next on the agenda is New York. I hear the Big Apple is a lot like London. Maybe it's a DC thing to have perfect teeth and it isn't all through America. Otherwise, I'm going to need to find some whitening toothpaste and a dental surgeon and fast!