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American here. Really it’s about context. On busses is can be polite to thank the driver when exiting. Depending on the barber saying hello to everyone might be normal too. But no I don’t think I’ve ever walked into a dentists office and been like’ hi! Everybody!” It’s more a walk in tell someone you’re here and sit on your phone until called.
That's pretty much what my friends said as well, but it somehow sounds odd to me. Like, "why wouldn't you be nice and say hello to everyone there, it's just the obvious thing to do."
In the UK you might say a sheepish hello to the person(s) next to you in the waiting room but never to the whole room, that would be... uncomfortable. It might also prompt a conversation when you just want to ignore the world until you're called.
It's hard to describe, maybe it's the feeling that you don't greet someone unless you're going to engage in conversation with them? If someone came into the doctor's waiting room and said hi, it wouldn't feel rude, just... odd.