If you were fortunate enough to live in the days before modern dentistry, any ailments pertaining to your teeth were likely handled by not your friendly dentist, but your local barber. As American colonization spread westward, barber-surgeon's were often the only source of medical care available to people on new frontier. In fact, even long before there was a U.S.A., barber's had been practicing all sorts of medicine and dentistry for centuries serving not only the common man, but even monarchs.
Today, barber's focus less on their medical and dental skills and more on make us look our best. As a guy, finding the right barber can be quite a daunting task. I have never been one to seek out a salon or your typical 5 and dime cheap spot, but just a place where you can walk in, shake someone's hand, and let them do what they do. I had the same barber for years when I lived in my hometown of Searcy, AR. After college, I moved to Kansas City but even after 5 years was never able to find a barber shop where I really felt at home. My journey for the perfect barber took me from shop to shop. You can probably listen to that old Ray Steven's tune "The Haircut Song" and get an idea of what I went through. At one time, I looked like Bert as in Bert and Ernie. Another time, a barber wanted to be my patient at the dental school, but after a string of no-shows for his appointments, it became awkward to return. I resorted to succumbing to the o-natural look much to the dismay of my wife.
Following my graduate training I relocated south to Frisco, TX. Again, in search of someone to help me tame the wild beast that grows on top of my head, I ventured from place to place often driving miles, enduring gratuitous stories and ultimately found myself in shops where I clearly stuck out when I walked in, sometimes wishing I had my money back. Finally, my wife informed me of an advertisement for a local barber shop opening soon called "The Gent's Place." Upscale and full service, it has a few extras I appreciate and all at a decent price making it an excellent find.
So there you have it, I have finally found a barber shop fit for a dentist - The Gent's Place, Frisco, Texas! :-)
