Dentist pressuring me into getting a filling ...what would you do?

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In August last year I had 2 fillings one on the upper tooth (that was small ) and a bottom tooth a bit bigger.
My dentist then went private so I found another NHS dentist.
Went to her for a check up ,as when you registered you needed a check up.
I just mentioned that the upper tooth occasionally tingled (literally once a month if that ) and she said well everything else looks fine but we will book you in to remove that top filling and re do it.
I asked did it look like it needed it doing ? She said I will do it again.
So anyway my appointment is next week and I have no issues with it so don't really want to mess around taking a filling out and putting a new one in.

I rang up the dentist and said can I cancel this apt and just book a check up for say 6 months time.
She refused and said no until I complete my outstanding apt of the filling.

Do I just get this filling re done ?
I'm in zero pain and have no issues with it
It was only done 5 months ago.

Just go elsewhere. Even If you have to go private. If you've given plenty of notice they can't charge you a cancellation fee. Nor can they force you to have the filling re-done.
You need to have confidence in your dentist and their bedside manner. You need to feel in control and listened to. She hasn't explained why this filling is so essential. So yeah, she doesn't sound very good. Either that or she's just trying to get extra money from the NHS for doing work that is unnecessary?

there is something not 100% right with your filling/tooth. it should not be tingling at all.

Get it sorted, or you could lose the tooth altogether if you get periodontal disease.

It hasn't tingled in over a month and when it did it was a few seconds only
I just don't think it warrants having a filling taken out and re done
I'm also going on holiday the week after and worried I will irritate the nerve

when exactly did you qualify as a dentist? your mouth is trying to tell you something, ignore it at your peril.

I lost BOTH my front teeth to periodontal disease and like you I had the odd weird sensation which went away so I ignored it.

Go to another dentist for a second opinion at the very least, when you are back from your holiday

“She refused and said no until I complete my outstanding apt of the filling.”

It might be worse than you think, get a second opinion if you need to but after your holiday.

Hi OP. Not a dentist but from personal experience, a white filling can take a bit of time to settle down and be sensitive during that time. Dentist suggested I hold off on doing anything for a bit to let it settle and sure enough, it did (can't quite remember how long but a few months maybe).

I wouldn't want to mess with the tooth unnecessarily either but I've also had a bit of a nightmare with two filled teeth over the years so if there's something wrong with the tooth or filling, I wouldn't leave it either. Maybe worth a chat with the dentist again or a second opinion.

The dentist did x ray and said my mouth had no issues and she would re do the top filling (as I mentioned the tingle )
It was a white filling -so maybe just needed time to settle
The top tooth was also a really small hole too.