they are not two different things actually. the provider who told you that a cold sore isn't oral herpes gave you erroneous information :(
http://www.ashasexualhealth.org/stdsstis/herpes/oral-herpes/ has terrific info for more learning.
I had cold sore....not a oral herpe.....their are two diffent things .......I took STD test at the dr......they said don't have a STD and STI......
Huh, that does not make any sense. If you have a cold sore then you have oral herpes. Or maybe I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say. What is your question?