"Open wide," he says, his voice as smooth as polished porcelain.
Outside, the birds are chirping, but inside Alan’s head, the opera is already starting to play. It begins softly—a distant soprano—as he looks at his first patient of the morning. To the townspeople, he is a miracle worker. To himself, he is an artist tasked with cleaning up the "rot" of the world. The Dentist 2
"I’m just going to clear away the darkness," he whispers to the terrified patient. "Open wide," he says, his voice as smooth