> Quote - Lowering the irradiance cache also helps, try values of 25-35 and if what the difference it makes.

I still don't fully understand what irradiance caching does, but I did try that after your suggestion. It rendered slightly faster, but the problem is those darn teeth...lowering it any more than 60 makes bright white spots start to appear where the AO detail breaks down, so I kept it as is.

However, I finally got the SSS eye whites figured out! Above is the finished render. As you can see, the eyes are brighter, the teeth don't stand out, and overall I think it has a nice look...especially for rendering in under a minute. Hopefully my superiors will think so as well.

/jumping for joy