The closest dentist to me in downtown St. Louis was really good but had a nice place. They sold me a night guard which I lost the first day and replaced with th

The closest dentist to me in downtown St. Louis was really good but had a nice place. They sold me a night guard which I lost the first day and replaced with the cheap formable ones. They were kinda miffed I didn't want another one at $650. They did a filling on the top of my molars which a later dentist confirmed was the right move. The dentist was always pushing whitening treatments. I asked if they were healthy for the teeth and how long they lasted. Not really and about 8 months. I defered. They then later tried to sell me on veneers. I asked if my teeth were healthy and they said "very". I then said "it feels very shady and concerning that you are recommending that I grind off perfectly healthy teeth to replace them with veneers for around $30k. Please stop recommending things like that". We had a discussion and she said that some people really cared about the cosmetics. It had always triggered her that I had a small gap in my front teeth (which I had because as soon I turned 18 I told the orthodontist to f*ck off once he said it would take some real pain and was purely cosmetic). I pointed out that it actually made Michael Strahan seem more authentic and no longer seemed problematic. At that point she acquiesced. But I also realized how she was affording such a nice office beyond her cleanings costing double what my insurance covered. After that she was excellent and didn't bother me with anything that was cosmetic. They were 3 blocks from my apartment, did mid day cleanings, and did an excellent job getting my gums back to healthy when I had neglected dental care after college. But yeah, they gotta pay for that mercedes somehow.