Why Iowans Can't Go To The Dentist Without Wearing A Mask

Let's say you're an Iowan who can't wear a mask because you've been told by a medical, legal, or behavioral professional that you shouldn't wear one.

Surely you can go to the dentist, right?

Wrong.

If you do not wear a mask while sitting in an empty lobby, you will be denied dental services in the State of Iowa because of the Iowa Dental Board.

Even though there are no controlled studies demonstrating that masks are effective at controlling virus transmission, despite lots of controlled studies being done in the past 15 years.

Who is the Iowa Dental Board?

The Iowa Dental Board is chaired by 36 year old Dr William G. McBride, who has a practice in Coralville, Iowa.

The rest of the Board members include:

Monica Foley (Vice Chair) from Bettendorf.

Gregory F. Ceraso from Johnston.

Jonathan R. DeJong from Fort Dodge.

Lisa K. Holst from Des Moines.

Nancy A. Slach from West Branch.

Jilliam M Travis from Sidney.

Lori Elmitt from Johnston.

Bruce Throsen from Clive.

McBride lives in the People's Republic of Johnson County, where there have been a total of 28 Covid deaths in the county since the start of the year.  

That's less than 3 deaths per month!

How old was each person who died?  Did they have comorbidities?

Does that even qualify as a pandemic???

What did we do in the past?  During H1N1 we stopped testing once the virus was confirmed in the area, and just told everybody to wash their hands, stay home if you're sick, avoid crowds, and help those who are vulnerable.  Nobody freaked out.