STORY:  TWIN DENTISTS

SCRIPT #508  SHOOT:  4/17/03

AIRDATE:   Monday, May 19, 2003

DHC MASTER #17  Timecode:  50:08   Patients in a Plano dental office are doing

a double take.

Identical twin brothers now work together as dentists sharing the same office.

                                                                        Dr. Linda Niessen looks at how the

partnership gives special meaning to the

term “family dentistry.” Here is this week’s SOVT:   1:47                                                   segment of Dental Health Check.

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MATTHEW            WITH PATIENT                    (VOICE-OVER)

SUPER:   Plano   :02-07

                                                                        This is Dr. Miller.

CHRIS WITH PATIENT                                And this is Dr. Miller.

 

TWINS TOGETHER                                        You may not find brothers who are closer

                                                                        than these two Plano dentists.

BABY PHOTOS                                             Born 45 years ago into a family of dentists,

TEEN PHOTOS                                             Matthew and Chris are identical twins.

They went to college together, then

dental school, and now practice

dentistry as business partners sharing the

same office.

 

SUPER:  Dr. Chris       Dr. Matt                (Dr. Niessen: “Who is the oldest?”

                 Miller    Miller       :30-35        Matt: “I am.”

                                                                        Dr. Niessen:  “Bossiest?”

                                                                        Matt:  “I am.”
                                                                        Dr. Niessen:  “Smartest?”

                                                                        Matt and Chris:   “I am.”  (said together)

 

(ON CAMERA)                                          (STAND-UP BRIDGE)

 

SUPER:  Dr. Linda Niessen            :37-42              Patients who are fearful especially

            Baylor College of Dentistry                       sense a warm friendly atmosphere

                                                                        at Miller and Miller, because after all,

                                                                        there isn’t a family business closer than one

                                                                        run by identical twins.

 

LINDA PAULK IN DENTAL CHAIR            But isn’t it just a little…..

Linda Paulk                                                      (“CONFUSING”)

 

LINDA                                                            Linda Paulk is one of Dr. Matt’s patients

 

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SUPER:   Linda Paulk   :57-1:00            (“And I joke about it all the time.

            Dr. Matt’s Patient            I have been in here quite a bit. And I

                                                                        joke about the fact that I know that they’re

                                                                        switching off.”)

 

JANET MAY                                                  (“I get them confused sometimes.”)

 

JANET MAY                                                  Janet May is one of Dr. Chris’s patients.

 

SUPER:   Janet May   1:08-1:13            (“I just think it’s a wonderful atmosphere.

            Dr. Chris’s Patient            My entire family, my husband, my two

                                                                        daughters alsocome see Chris.”)

 

STAFF SINGS HAPPY BIRTHDAY            (“Happy Birthday doctors Chris and Matt”)

 

BIRTHDAY CAKE SCENE            And the day we visited their office was their

                                                                        45th birthday.               

THEY BLOW OUT THE CANDLES              (Did you wish for the same thing?  Yes.”)

                                                                       

(ON CAMERA)            (STAND-UP CLOSE)

 

                                                                        Except for Matt’s glasses, patients can’t tell them apart.  So do they ever secretly switch

                                                                        places?

 

BROTHERS                                                    (“We might have.  We’re not going to

                                                                        disclose that.”)

TWINS TOGETHER WITH LINDA            For Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M System, I’m Dr. Linda Niessen.                                                                           

 

For viewer inquiries:

Dr. Matt and Dr. Chris Miller

One Preston Park South

4975 Preston Park Blvd. Suite 190

Plano, TX  972-985-3300