GOLD TEETH IN TONGA - This is a big deal in Tonga.  There are so many Tongan people who do this.  I finally found out what the deal is with this.  I asked why kids as young as 11 and 12 have these.  There are a lot of adults that have these gold foils in their front teeth and they ruin the tooth to put them.  Over time, they leak and cause the tooth to weaken.  We've repaired quite a few of these.  One of the Tongans told me that whenever someone graduates or has a birthday or wants to congratulate someone, a lot of times, they will pay for them to get a gold inlay in their tooth.  It's a way of showing prestige.  This kid is only 12 and he thought it was pretty cool.

This kid had an extra tooth growing out the side of his 1st Molar.  We've seen a lot of anomalies here in Tonga.  Very interesting for us Dental nerds out there.

Dr. and Sister Johns with one of the classes that we saw today.  

Fusi (our receptionist) is awesome!  She can be a little rough around the edges at times, but she is AWESOME!  She just says it the way it is.  It works well for some patients (if you know what I mean).  That's why we love her.  She is the school nurse and our receptionist.

We went to the temple tonight.  This is Elder and Sister Moncrief and Elder and Sister Radmacher.  They both are so amazing!

A good night going to the Tongan temple.  We've tried to make it every Thursday while here.  It's a good date night and the kids love it because they get to hang out and relax while we're gone.