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<p>A funny case of mistaken identity keeps getting funnier. <a href="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs">Paula Skaggs</a> is a comedian, a profession often confused with dentistry because of the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/most-suicidal-occupations-2011-10"> high suicide rate.</a></p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="This is Paula Skaggs, She&#39;s a comedy writer, but not like Lena Dunham." data-attribution="Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/photo" height="400" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/bic5swvn400x400-Iwm6wv.jpg" width="400" /></div> <figcaption>This is Paula Skaggs, She&#39;s a comedy writer, but not like Lena Dunham.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/photo">Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Me: I’m a comedy writer <br>Person I just met at a party: Oh, just like Lena Dunham! <br>Me: haha, no, not really <br>Person I just met at a party: Just :) Like :) Lena :) Dunham :)</p>&mdash; Paula Skaggs (@paulaskaggs) <a href="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/status/1126512665378086913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Skaggs (not a dentist) received an invitation via email to speak at the3rd International Conference on Dentistry and Oral Health in London, UK.</p><p>&quot;Based on your expertise we would like to invite you as a Speaker or Delegate at this conference,&quot; the email reads. Comedians are always down to clown, and instead of responding with, &quot;I&#39;m sorry, I believe you have the wrong email address,&quot; Skaggs proceeded to pitch some hilarious talks that would brighten up any gathering of oral health enthusiasts.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/status/1159562692526583819/photo/2" height="680" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/1-dxWUzh.jpeg" width="383" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/status/1159562692526583819/photo/2">Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p><b>&quot;Arts, Crafts, Teeth...and YOU!: Simple, Fun Art Projects to do with Discarded Teeth.&quot; </b>Are you sick and tired of throwing away perfectly good teeth after you take them from a patient&#39;s mouth?! Join the freakin&#39; club! In this fun, hands-on session, you&#39;ll learn unique, easy art projects that you can use those discarded teeth with - including handmade necklaces, macrame and even a terrarium for a child&#39;s room! Come with clothes you don&#39;t might getting messy, a few bags of teeth, and a good attitude!</p> </blockquote><p>Not going to lie&mdash;that sounds pretty fun. And everything is all about &quot;upcycling&quot; these days. This pitch was just the baby teeth: there&#39;s more where it came from.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/status/1159562692526583819/photo/3" height="680" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/2-IISMMt.jpeg" width="440" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/status/1159562692526583819/photo/3">Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p><strong>&quot;Teeth! What Are They Good for? (Absolutely Nothing), Think Again, Buddy!&quot;: An In-Depth Look into How Teeth Can Be Beneficial: </strong>Are you sick and tired of patients coming to you and saying, &quot;Rip these teeth of mine out! What are they even used for anyway?&quot; And not having an answer? Join the club, friend! In this talk, we&#39;ll go over the many ways that teeth can actually be beneficial for the human experience - including eating, ripping open small plastic bags, and maybe more! Come with a notepad, pen, and a few bags of teeth.</p> </blockquote><p>Because comedians always do things in groups of three (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing)">the rule of threes</a>. It&#39;s a thing), Skaggs sent a third email, which really made me miss Robin Williams.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/status/1159562692526583819/photo/4" height="1839" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/3-duiI9p.jpeg" width="1000" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/status/1159562692526583819/photo/4">Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p><strong>&quot;Yes, AND...More Teeth Please!: How To Use Improv Comedy in the Dental Studio&quot; </strong>Whoever said that Novocaine is the best medicine has clearly never seen the 1998 film &quot;Patch Adams!&quot; (Because it&#39;s actually laughter that&#39;s the best medicine!) Next time a patient starts pleading for medicine during a routine dental surgery, why not put down the drugs and pick up...your imagination! Using the skills of improv comedy, you&#39;ll soon be making your patients laugh so hard that pain killers will be a thing of the past. Learn the fundamental of improv, including moving a chair around the stage, miming that you&#39;re digging a hole, and playing zip, zap, zop! Come with comfortable clothes and a few bags of teeth.</p> </blockquote><p>Skaggs&#39;s tweet has gone viral, with over 25,000 likes.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">*~*Some personal news*~*<br><br>I was mistakenly invited to speak at a conference for dentists (I am not a dentist), and now I can’t stop sending them proposals for my talk. <a href="https://t.co/TE4C3JcsP1">pic.twitter.com/TE4C3JcsP1</a></p>&mdash; Paula Skaggs (@paulaskaggs) <a href="https://twitter.com/paulaskaggs/status/1159562692526583819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>These pitches are genuinely delightful, putting the &quot;laugh&quot; in &quot;laughing gas.&quot; Any conference would be lucky to have Skaggs (and her bags of teeth). </p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Comedian mistakenly invited to speak at dental conference pitches ideas for her lectures.

A funny case of mistaken identity keeps getting funnier. Paula Skaggs is a comedian, a profession often confused with dentistry because of the high suicide rate. This is Paula Skaggs, She&#39;s a comedy writer, but not like Lena Dunham. Twitter: @PaulaSkaggsMe: I’m a comedy writer Person I just met at a party: Oh, just like Lena Dunham! Me: haha, no, not really Person I just met at a party: Just :) Like :) Lena :) Dunham :)&mdash; Paula Skaggs (@paulaskaggs) May 9, 2019 Skaggs (not a dentist) received an invitation via email to speak at the3rd International Conference on Dentistry and Oral Health in London, UK.&quot;Based on your expertise we would like to invite you as a Speaker or Delegate at this conference,&quot; the email reads. Comedians are always down to clown, and instead of responding with, &quot;I&#39;m sorry, I believe you have the wrong email address,&quot; Skaggs proceeded to pitch some hilarious talks that would brighten up any gathering of oral health enthusiasts.Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs &quot;Arts, Crafts, Teeth...and YOU!: Simple, Fun Art Projects to do with Discarded Teeth.&quot; Are you sick and tired of throwing away perfectly good teeth after you take them from a patient&#39;s mouth?! Join the freakin&#39; club! In this fun, hands-on session, you&#39;ll learn unique, easy art projects that you can use those discarded teeth with - including handmade necklaces, macrame and even a terrarium for a child&#39;s room! Come with clothes you don&#39;t might getting messy, a few bags of teeth, and a good attitude! Not going to lie&mdash;that sounds pretty fun. And everything is all about &quot;upcycling&quot; these days. This pitch was just the baby teeth: there&#39;s more where it came from.Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs &quot;Teeth! What Are They Good for? (Absolutely Nothing), Think Again, Buddy!&quot;: An In-Depth Look into How Teeth Can Be Beneficial: Are you sick and tired of patients coming to you and saying, &quot;Rip these teeth of mine out! What are they even used for anyway?&quot; And not having an answer? Join the club, friend! In this talk, we&#39;ll go over the many ways that teeth can actually be beneficial for the human experience - including eating, ripping open small plastic bags, and maybe more! Come with a notepad, pen, and a few bags of teeth. Because comedians always do things in groups of three (the rule of threes. It&#39;s a thing), Skaggs sent a third email, which really made me miss Robin Williams.Twitter: @PaulaSkaggs &quot;Yes, AND...More Teeth Please!: How To Use Improv Comedy in the Dental Studio&quot; Whoever said that Novocaine is the best medicine has clearly never seen the 1998 film &quot;Patch Adams!&quot; (Because it&#39;s actually laughter that&#39;s the best medicine!) Next time a patient starts pleading for medicine during a routine dental surgery, why not put down the drugs and pick up...your imagination! Using the skills of improv comedy, you&#39;ll soon be making your patients laugh so hard that pain killers will be a thing of the past. Learn the fundamental of improv, including moving a chair around the stage, miming that you&#39;re digging a hole, and playing zip, zap, zop! Come with comfortable clothes and a few bags of teeth. Skaggs&#39;s tweet has gone viral, with over 25,000 likes.*~*Some personal news*~*I was mistakenly invited to speak at a conference for dentists (I am not a dentist), and now I can’t stop sending them proposals for my talk. pic.twitter.com/TE4C3JcsP1&mdash; Paula Skaggs (@paulaskaggs) August 8, 2019 These pitches are genuinely delightful, putting the &quot;laugh&quot; in &quot;laughing gas.&quot; Any conference would be lucky to have Skaggs (and her bags of teeth). 

A funny case of mistaken identity keeps getting funnier. Paula Skaggs is a comedian, a profession often confused with dentistry because of the high suicide rate.   This is Paula Skaggs, She&#39;s a comedy writer, but not like Lena Dunham. ...