Ear and Throat Problems, can't figure out what's wrong

That's a lot to digest, and there are many possibilities.  

It would be helpful to know what oral antibiotics you took, and the name of the ear drops (both rounds).  In general, antibiotic ear drops should be used no longer than 4-7 days.  Longer use promotes growth of fungus in the ear canal(s).  Most general docs don't know about that, and many patients wrongly assume they are to use the whole bottle.  

It is possible that you never had an ear infection.  Only about half of patients whose chief complaint is ear pain have ear disease.  If the pain was or is intermittent, that makes it less likely to be of ear origin.  There are many diseases other than ear disease that can cause ear pain, some minor and some serious.  And yes, dental problems account for a lot of such cases.

If you want to increase the possibility of a definitive answer to your problem, and very likely a more meaningful evaluation that may lead to resolution of the problem, I suggest you see a reputable ENT physician.  General doctors are notoriously wrong more than 50% of the time in their assessment of ears, and especially ear pain, largely because they have never been taught to use a binocular microscope or to instrument ears.  Nor have they been taught much more about ears than when you see red, you give antibiotics.  

It sounds as if you are in a "managed care" type of insurance program, one that strives to keep you away from specialists as long as possible.  That is not a plan that I would EVER sign up for, although if the government has thrust it onto you, you may have no recourse.  What country are you in?  If possible, get thee to an ENT physician.  Find one who is not booked up for two months.  Oral antibiotics are not harmless!  As with any medical problem, what you need first is an accurate diagnosis.

On an almost daily basis I see patients in my office for ear pain that has been treated as infection with no success.  The great majority do not have ear disease and never did.