Michelle Crouch

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N.C. regulates pups at the dental office
The first time 11-year-old Levi McAllister had a tooth pulled, he screamed and kicked so much that his mom had to hold him down. So, when Levi returned to Charlotte Pediatric Dentistry to get two more teeth pulled, dental hygienist Barb Kucera had a surprise for him: a friendly Labrador retriever.
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