My Dentist Never gets Sick

Rufus You always make me smile

this is very true Rufus and yes, the masks could well be the reason.That and the money!

Maybe they are self employed?
It must be a universal truth that the self employed very rarely get sick.
Those who work and get paid 3weeks sick pay a year are sick for 3 weeks a year!?
Sorry I’m just an old cynic!

My dental appointment was cancelled this week as my dentist had been rushed to hospital.... They made another appointment for next week so he must be expected to make a full recovery by then!

Pamela, I deduce you live in the USA. The three weeks sick pay system doesn't exist in the UK. We have more annual leave and, broadly, only take sick leave if we are ill and if it is more than 4 or 5 days, need a GP certificate to prove it.

I don’t think Pamela is in the USA M0nica I think she was making the point that if 3 weeks paid sick leave is available then many will take it in full . Self employed people don’t get paid sick leave so tend not to get sick IYSWIM .

Could be wrong mind you but that’s how I understood it anyway .

I assumed she must live in the USA because this system exists, or used to, in the US where, generally they only get two or three weeks leave a year.

We get more leave and sick pay only when we are sick.

My dentist has ditched the traditional fabric mask for a transparent face protector which covers his entire face !
His newly renovated surgery has lilac plastic dental chairs which shoosh you up and down in an instant.
I feel as though I am in a spa !

Gosh granny that sounds horrific! Doesn't his face get all sweaty and steam the mask up? Is his nose squashed against it? What happens if he sneezes - does it fly across the room? The mind boggles

Willow my dentist has the very latest contraption ... this face mask stands away from his actual features supported by a deep elastic band.
He has the old Dr Kildare style short white jacket with asymmetric buttoning !
He never gets sweaty. (Only me during treatment).