Good for you. I think it was probably 4 or 5 years before I got around to seeing a dentist once I was on my own insurance.
(Part of the delay was finding a dentist that actually took my insurance.)
Now, I try to get all my annual check ups in. And, I'm even going to an otolaryngologist tomorrow to try to figure out why I can't hear in my left ear, other than the occasional ringing.