Adventures of a Dentist (Russian: Похождения зубного врача, romanized: Pokhozhdyeniya zubnovo vracha) is a 1965 Soviet dark comedy film directed by Elem Klimov on Mosfilm.

Assigned to a small town after completing his studies, young dentist Sergey Chesnokov (played by Andrey Myagkov) discovers an extraordinary talent: the ability to extract teeth painlessly.

This gift is met with mixed reactions from the community, leading to a series of emotional and life-changing events in Chesnokov's life.

Veteran dentist Rubakhin decides to leave town, while Dr. Lastochkina (Vera Vasilyeva) resorts to scheming against Chesnokov, ultimately bringing a special commission to investigate him.

When Chesnokov hesitates to perform a tooth extraction on a patient, Masha, in front of the commission, he refers her to a regional clinic.

[2] The film's implication, that society inevitably ostracizes those who are gifted, horrified censors who told Klimov to change it.