I don't get asked about deep cleaning, but I'm not sure what that actually is. n_n' It might be what they do for me since it takes them longer than normal to give me my cleanings, but it's just charged to my insurance as a regular cleaning?

Yeah I don't want it to get to that point, but because of cost I can't really go earlier either. n_n' My teeth can be sensitive in some ways, but I was really surprised with how many cavities I actually had when I finally got to the dentist after my dentist hiatus. I really wasn't in pain or anything, I thought I might have a couple small things, not the amount of work I ended up needing!

I wish dental work wasn't so expensive! I wish health care in general wasn't so expensive. :/

My teeth are pretty crooked, luckily mostly in the back, but like you I can't even imagine how long it would take to make them "perfect". n_n''

I know, it's so weird, especially after being out in the world and having other dentists and talking to other people about their dental experiences! He was really odd comparitively, I wish I'd had your more standard dentist encounter back then lol.