Dentists aren’t really setup to assume the patient is being weird. It’s like going to a full service car wash right after getting your car washed - they’ll wash it again for you.

You don't just get your teeth cleaned to remove tarter though. It is part of preventive holistic dental plan. If you want a better chance of finding early decay and get to the bottom of any sensitivity you need a hygienist to poke around a lot more than the dentist usually does.

In my case they found a tumor in my jaw during a cleaning that even was overlooked in a full set of X-Rays.