My girlfriend is a dental hygienist and visits inner city schools in Detroit to provide preventative dental services. They are required to wear masks, gloves, and eye protection to avoid contamination.
For many of the children it is thier first dental visit. Michelle has mentioned that a lot of the children are scared because they are not able to see the hygienists entire face . The masks cover up all of their facial expressions preventing the hygienists from using smiles to reassure that everything is going to be OK.
I came across this ARTICLE which brings back that human interaction.
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