I don't have many problems with doctors, especially medical doctors. I've always gotten and reciprocated respect for the relationship.

There is a possibility it is because every time I present at a doctor's office, I dress business casual. I don't care what anyone says, dress changes the way people respond to you. You can cheer all you want for a more casual environment, but I guarantee showing this sort of respect at a doctor's office goes a long way.

My job in engineering is a casual environment, and jeans are normal and sometimes necessary for the environments in which we work. That being said, doctor days are still a day to dress up and be at least business casual. When you have only 15-20 minutes to spend with a doc in the first place, first impressions and assumptions go a long way.

OK, stepping off my soapbox now. Feel free to flame away. People have every "right" to dress like a mess when they see a doc (and I see them in the waiting room all the time) but I guarantee you it changes the type of treatment and ability to garner respect from the doc.