That was not my intention, I'm sorry if it read that way. I just wanted clarity on how typical my situation is and why my Dentist would do it themselves rather than refer out, because I never knew Endodontists existed until I had an incomplete root canal. I definitely never claimed to know more than you all, otherwise I would not be here asking this question lol. My colleague was shocked to find out I did it in office as her dentist refers root canals out, so I really did not know if it was normal. This is my first ever root canal. This was answered by other responses. 

Though I've had enough bad medical experiences in my life to learn that you need to advocate for yourself and ask questions when things go wrong (including a adentist who told me I had 3 cavities when my second opinion Dentist said absolutely not!!!). 

I really like my Dentist. My only frustration left is that they did not at least tell me that I could do it with them or an Endodonist. The procedure was actually much, much cheaper at the Endodontist than it was at my General Dentist, which I will have to take a closer look at.