Dentist Loves ToothPastes

This is one of the good examples of enjoying your profession. It would be really nice to see each person in this world to   prefer seeing   the lighter side of life rather than   brood and feel that is the end of the road. Well said but it may be tough for many of us to practically   make it happen. Dr.Val Kolpakov  a dentist from Saginaw is an inspiration for seeing one’s mainstream profession as a hobby. He has managed to put together  a large collection of toothpaste  just for fun.

Doctor Kolpakov began collecting toothpastes after reading about Carsten   Gutzeit, a German who had collected 500 tubes of toothpaste. He thought that was a great hobby for a man of his profession, so he started contacting all his dentist friends, from foreign countries, and asked them to send him whatever toothpastes they used there. He also started a website, toothpasteworld.com, and began searching for toothpastes on eBay His impressive toothpaste collection now stands at 1,800, and includes various flavors, from chocolate, to bamboo and several alcoholic drinks. The most valuable item in Dr. Val’s collection,  is an antique Georgian tooth powder box, from 1801, that he paid $1,500 for. Back then toothpaste wasn’t even invented.

Another interesting item is the radioactive Doramund   toothpaste, dating back to World War 2, when people believed radioactive materials would help rebuild gum tissue.

 About a fourth of his largest toothpaste collection   is displayed in the waiting room at the Denture Care Clinic, 1227 N. Michigan. Kolpakov works there as a denture specialist.  Kolpakov graduated from medical school in Russia and began working as a pathologist and a researcher. In 1993, he emigrated and worked as a researcher at the University of Michigan.  In 2000, he graduated from the University of Michigan Dental School and moved to Saginaw, where he now practices. Kolpakov also maintains a dental practice in Atlanta and travels back and forth. And with the launch of his site toothpasteworld.com many toothpaste donations poured in for the doctor as   a lot of people found the dentist’s plans on the net. Some companies were also more than generous enough to donate their old and new products. The dentist is also candid about claiming that he has a set of pure chocolate flavoured toothpaste   and a chocolate cream packed tooth paste with a tooth brush a dream  treat  for chocolate lovers.

So here is a man who is giving a flavored touch to his profession which has led him to become in the world   of records too at the same time earn accolades for a life time.

The largest collection of tooth paste counted to 1800 and was set by Dr. Val Kolpakov at Saginaw, Michigan, United States of America on  March 6, 2010.