Dr. Phillip Sherman, better known as P. Sherman or just the dentist operates his own private dentistry office at the second floor of 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His only apparent assistant is Barbara, who works as a receptionist in the front office. Dr. Sherman keeps all kinds of toys, magazines, and books for his younger patients to play with and read, and they are all kept in a chest in one corner of the waiting room. His office includes the actual office itself, a waiting room, a small bathroom, and the working room, where he works on his patients' teeth. He has a niece named Darla.