Best friends are crucial. I'm fortunate to have the craziest/most diverse clique of them all: Scruffy Seals. The era of memes has only added to our group's humor. Particularly with one my closest buds, Gabe. Gabe is an all-around typical guy. He wants to be a dentist. This is the problem.

Gabe is the kid who rationalizes science over anything. A year ago, the internet rallied against a dentist from Minnesota who slayed a lion. Walter Palmer killed Cecil the lion and this sparked a fire to the Scruffy Seals cause known as: Save Gabe.

What started as a gag has become become a movement in the Twin Cities. "Save Gabe" is a cause to bring awareness of friends' loved ones who could fall down the pits of a dentist's life. Is it really going to change anything? No, probably not. But at end of the day, it's a best friend's job to look out for their crew and that's what we do. A year later, Gabe is ending his first year as a grad student in the dental program and people reflect on the anniversary of Cecil the Lion's death. So remember, friends don't let friends be dentists. Pass it on.

Friends Don't Let Friends Be Dentists.