I've long acknowledged I have the sort of teeth that make lots of plaque/tartar. A dentist once told me it's not my fault, it's just the way some people are. I tried to manage it by regular hygienist visits and following their advice. I figured my teeth were OK as dentist never seemed concerned and my gums never bled which I know is a sign of gum disease.
Then two years ago I started seeing a different dentist at the practice and suddenly I have the worst teeth in the world! She said I had gum disease, bone loss and she was "very concerned". I was told I needed expensive root planing treatment or surgery but no point doing yet as gum disease needed to be bought under control first so needed close monitoring. Mortified, I stepped up my dental routine, bought a water flosser but it was never good enough.
I then couldn't see the dentist for 9 months but did see the hygienist a couple of times in that period who seemed happy with what I was doing.
Had an appointment with the dentist a few weeks ago which I was dreading, expecting the usual telling off. To my surprise she seemed happy with my teeth, didn't even mention gum disease and sent me on my way saying "see you in 6 months". However, I later received a call from the surgery saying the dentist needed me to come back "to check something". As I needed to take time off work, it's some distance and they couldn't do the same time as my next hygienist appointment, I refused to make an appointment unless they told me why. Dentist phoned back to say it was because she forgot to check my gum disease and although my gums looked fine she wanted to double check. I said I was happy to wait until my next check up but she said she wasn't.
Since then the surgery keep calling me to schedule the appointment and I'm either fobbing them off or not answering as it's really inconvenient!
AIBU? Is this dentist being overdramatic or scared of getting sued perhaps??