Smiles all round! Dentists show off their sense of humor with tongue-in-cheek surgery signs about 'not hunting lions' and 'cavity searches'

  • Internet users have been collecting examples of humor from dentists' offices
  • Some involve puns displayed on signs outside surgeries around the country
  • Others feature characters with famously bad teeth getting them fixed 

For most a visit to the dentist is no laughing matter - but these signs prove, a visit to get your teeth checked does not need to be doom and gloom.

Internet users have been collecting examples of humorous signs from dentists' offices around the country, and they're sure to raise a freshly-cleaned smile or two.

Some display witty puns from signs outside the buildings, while others feature film characters with famously bad teeth getting them fixed.

Here, Mail Online has collected together some of the best examples of their tongue-in-cheek humor. 

One dentist thought up the worst possible punishment for those stealing his parking space (left) while another used the billboard outside their surgery to advertise a specialist service

Very punny: Despite the evil image many people have of dentists, this person wants you to know that they do have a softer side

Very punny: Despite the evil image many people have of dentists, this person wants you to know that they do have a softer side

Howard Family Dental wants you to know where they make their money with this entirely factual sign that couldn't possibly be misconstrued in any way

Howard Family Dental wants you to know where they make their money with this entirely factual sign that couldn't possibly be misconstrued in any way

The Grinch may be famous for stealing Christmas, but he'll be more likely to steal your heart with this fabulous new set of teeth

The Grinch may be famous for stealing Christmas, but he'll be more likely to steal your heart with this fabulous new set of teeth

Several hundreds years living in an underground cave eating nothing but orcs can take a heavy toll on your teeth, but it's nothing that this surgery can't fix

Several hundreds years living in an underground cave eating nothing but orcs can take a heavy toll on your teeth, but it's nothing that this surgery can't fix

Randall J Monnes discloses perhaps a little too much about his practice with this sign

Randall J Monnes discloses perhaps a little too much about his practice with this sign

You'll have to be on your best behavior in order to get this dentist's parking spot (left) while another makes it clear that, when it comes to brushing your teeth, it's use it or lose it

One practice advertises the fact that they're offering appointments to the Hollywood actor, and presumably other people who also decide to show up on an evening or a Saturday

One practice advertises the fact that they're offering appointments to the Hollywood actor, and presumably other people who also decide to show up on an evening or a Saturday

Queen Anne Hilltop Dental takes a swing at the over-hyped, under-delivered bout between two of the world's best boxers back in 2015

Queen Anne Hilltop Dental takes a swing at the over-hyped, under-delivered bout between two of the world's best boxers back in 2015

Hagery Family Dental keep expectations low with their promise not to kill big game, unlike notorious dentist Walter Palmer who shot Cecil the lion

Hagery Family Dental keep expectations low with their promise not to kill big game, unlike notorious dentist Walter Palmer who shot Cecil the lion

At last, Dr Forrest Westmoreland seems to understand what it is that stops people going to the dentist as regularly as they should

At last, Dr Forrest Westmoreland seems to understand what it is that stops people going to the dentist as regularly as they should

This dentist seems not to appreciate the fact that going to the dentist tends to make people irritable, grouchy and mean in the first place

This dentist seems not to appreciate the fact that going to the dentist tends to make people irritable, grouchy and mean in the first place