Why I don't wear a mask when not required.
I am sharing this article with the view of giving a different and I think important perspective. A couple of points about it. * It is a professional article reviewing actual studies to inform people in the medical field. * It was written before Covid-19, but includes data from Sars 1 and Mers and tests against other flus. * One of the main points is that there is no evidence that masks add protection for the wearer or the dental patient, and that the guidelines for dental workers are based on old assumptions that do not include the most recent understanding of disease spread. * A second point is that masks in dental situations give a false sense of security that is not justified by the data. * One of my main conclusions from this article and many like it that I have read is that cloth and surgical masks don't provide much protection from viral infection. If you are in an enclosed space with someone who is infectious for any length time or very near someone who is infec...