PROVO — Since he was a youngster, BYU sophomore middle linebacker Butch Pau’u has had a fascination with teeth.
It began, Pau’u explains, with watching a character, named Chip Skylark, from the television cartoon show “Fairly Odd Parents.”
“He has these perfect white teeth. His teeth glow,” Pau’u said, flashing his own perfect white teeth. “From there, when I was a kid, I wanted to make sure that everyone had good teeth.”
His desire to become a dentist intensified while he served a mission to Honduras. “I saw that not many people have that opportunity,” he said.