sugaredwillow

I have been having gum pain so I finally broke down and went to the dentist. The price they quoted me over the phone was $40 for visit $90 for x-rays and $100 for cleaning = $230 I had tarter build up so they debraded my teeth (shot water or something all over my teeth) to remove the tarter then the hygeinest scraped my teeth a little and took x-rays. the dentist then came in to check for cavities and of course I had a good amount a total of 10, 4 that have to be filled within the next 2 months. the hygeinest then came back in and said she is breaking my cleaning up so, I have to go back a second time and have my teeth lightly scraped polished and flossed for $43 and pay an additional $40 for another office visit. My question is what did I pay for? was that an actual cleaning should'nt my teeth be sparkling for $100 did I get ripped off or is this normal? please answer me I'm very confused. thank you my total was as they quoted $230