[ProtectOurFreedom]

My dentist’s office receptionist asks me “Do you want a mask?” when I walk in without one. I reply “No, thanks.” Then she gets nasty, says “You have to wear one in here” and hands me one.

I put it on over my mouth for the ten second walk to the work room and take it off for the next hour. I put it back on over my mouth for the ten second walk to leave the building. That’s 0.6% of the time I’m masked up in the office.

[Dr. Sivana]

My dentist’s office receptionist asks me “Do you want a mask?” when I walk in without one. I reply “No, thanks.” Then she gets nasty, says “You have to wear one in here” and hands me one.

I changed dentists, and brought my wife and children with me. For a few months I spent a fair amount of time using the trial and error approach, and have permanently changed shopping patterns as a result.

The dentist was a hard one. I got lucky finding a doctor. Optician wasn't very hard.

[FamiliarFace]

Dentists love the mask because it brings in extra money to fix mask mouth.

[ReaganGeneration2]

At some doctor’s today, I walked in and the receptionist said I needed a mask. “It’s on the sign on the door.” I told her yes, but I honestly thought it was still up by mistake.

Why is that place different from a normal workplace, store, etc.?

Not a general doctor. Not an ENT. No one was sick in there.

Most medical people live in an alternate reality.

(Same thing - mask on 0.6% of the time in there.)