Colindaco, I have been going to Usher for over 10 yrs and this is exactly what happened with that quote of around $2,000 US. That you have lots of cavities, that are cheap to fill here, but I expect he went on on how to save your teeth, veneers, crowns, possible teeth that should be pulled. He does that with me all the time. I cant afford all that so we come back to earth and he is just the best, Those with gingivitis etc can get cheap scaling. So you are taking your teeth too personally, not managing well I suspect.