You graduated from dental school more than $100,000 in debt. Which you were planning to repay over the years with your generous income—until you failed your national exam...three times. Fourth time's the charm, right?

You've finally gotten a residency position at an operating room in a hospital. Phew. Not only can you afford Netflix and HBO subscriptions, you can afford therapy. That's one abusive residency boss you've got there....

This is it. You've graduated, you've landed a proper, full-time job, and you're on your own in the world. And it's your first solo tooth extraction. One...two...three...

Sure, you missed your kid's baseball game, but business is booming. You've crossed $200,000, and you're considering opening another practice. You'll just buy him a baseball team someday.

Meet your new patronesses: a group of Hollywood socialites bent on perfect smiles. Lest you starting feeling like a sellout, you also just completed a full dental restoration for a chemical acid victim, pro bono. Take that, world.