[mzredbox]

hey...
kind of random, but could the dentist's name be Orin because it sounds like "oral" (a dentist works in the mouth)??
eh...eh??

[norayouadora]

Never thought of that, but I suppose your guess is as good as mine.

Meaning of the name Orin--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orin.

Kind of interesting... Now I'm wondering why he's named Orin, too.

[aNGie_BaBY]

hmm interesting observation...
it just reminds me of the Neverending Story.

[OnceUponATime]

Did you notice that Bree's husband on Desperate Housewives is named Orin? And that he's a dentist?

[jonj120893]

It's Orson

[thirteen]

Perhaps this was on purpose. Most of the episodes of Desperate Housewives are named after songs by Sondheim, so the producer is obviously a musical fan.
Perhaps they like Little Shop as well?