I would hazard a guess that you and GP live in different countries. In Europe it is generally rare to remove wisdom teeth after the mid 20s, as if they haven't caused acute problems while erupting then they probably won't.

In the US it is a routine procedure to remove wisdom teeth that would be considered healthy and non-problematic elsewhere, even in older adults.

Source: my mother is dentist, and I've known multiple people move to the US and suddenly as a middle aged adult need their wisdom teeth removed.