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A Seattle dentist embraces mistaken correspondence by children who think she’s the tooth fairy
NBC News· 2025-07-19 18:00
A gap tooth grin and a surprise under the pillow. A visit from the tooth fairy means you're growing up. You >> gave them to the tooth fairy.That's awesome. >> But with growing up comes skepticism. Is the tooth fairy just mom and dad.Enter Dr. . Porva Merchant, a pediatric dentist in Seattle by day and tooth fairy by night, or rather by email. So the tooth fairy is kind of like your alter ego.Is that right. >> Yes. It sort of happened by accident.It all started with a kitschy email account designed to keep d ...