Thanks Dr Steve and Dr Joel, it sounds like I should just stick with my
dentist. He is wonderful though he is awful with the clips at times but then
again it could have been the bridge was too old and they started breaking.
I think I will let him do the work.  He does do the top lining (don't know
the medical words, sorry)  He also has a person there to tend to these
matters and he does the final fitting.  I sure hate that goop though that is
needed, yuck!  Thanks everyone!  UM MOM Susan

"True, denture repair in office is a valuable service, and it
has nothing to do with an in-office dental lab.

Most dentists I have known do not know how to work
with acrylic and therefore, sending it out is the best
option."

Oh yeah?  Gee, you just told Sue that she should avoid practices like mine.
The problem with generalizations, Joel, is that they rile up the
exceptions.  Dad always told me not to take something personally that isn't
meant that way, so I'm not going to since you don't know me or what I do.  

The few dentists in my area with decent labs and who like to sit at the
bench are very proud of the fact.  Half of the repairs we do are not simple
autocure.  Metal reinforcement, heat curing and soldering (or welding)
often need to be applied to get the best result.  It's not likely an office
without a lab can do all of this.  It ain't just dentures in my lab, either.

My office is one of the few places around where a patient can get a good,
lab reline while they wait (admittedly, it's a long wait).

"Basically, a denture-oriented dentist is an older style of practice
and by the way, not necessarily a "good style" of dental practice."

Them's fighting words, Dr. E.