1980s film star E.T. has embarked on a whistle-stop tour of the Clyde Munro dental group in Scotland to help put patients' nerves at ease.

Fitted in custom-made scrubs, E.T. has plans to visit more than 30 practices from Inverkip to Inverness, and patients who catch a glimpse of him are being encouraged to share their sightings on social media (#ETonTour).

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