Indirect bonded restorations: the whole way through

Event Date: 31/10/2026 till 01/11/2026 

Event Time: 9am – 6:00pm

Venue: Hilton, Glasgow 

Course fee:

Course Fee: £1899 early bird until end July then £1999

Includes: lunch, refreshments, course manual and Komet posterior onlay preparation bur kit.

CPDA Approved 4 sessions

14 hrs CPD

Adhesive dentistry has transformed our field towards significantly longer-lasting and more aesthetic dental restorations. Not only because the restorations itself are performing well, but mostly because more dental tissues are preserved. The Bio-Emulation group’s philosophy is to observe, preserve and conserve. Re-creating the anatomical form and optical features of the intact tooth remains an arduous and challenging task and at times an elusive one, both within the clinical and technical dental realms.

Regarding bonded indirect restorations, protocols are actually well standardized and the literature demonstrates similar or even better success rates than conventional cemented restorations over 15Y follow up.

The aim of this course is thus to focus on posterior teeth and full mouth reconstructions in daily situations, when decayed, broken or worn teeth have to be restored. Special care will be dedicated on the fundamental aspects of the preparation and of the cementation procedures (isolating, using the operative microscope, cleaning the decayed tissue, bonding efficiently to various substrates, etc.).

Programme  Day 1:

Presentations

9:00-11:00

Fundamentals of posterior teeth preparations

Preparation design: Bio_Emulation principles in relation to tooth

preparation, Immediate Dentin Sealing, tooth build up, deep margin elevation

11:30-14:00

Which material for posterior bonded restorations ?

Biomechanical considerations : the cracked tooth

Impression techniques : conventional or digital ?

Temporisation Solutions

Hands-on Programme :

15:00-18:00 : Posterior tooth preparation for indirect adhesive restoration

David will first achieve a one hour demonstration, participants will then repeat and practice the porcedures

Ultimate isolation technique for tooth preparation

Margin elevation using direct composite

Immediate dentin sealing

Finishing and polishing procedure

Temporisation 

Programme  Day 2: 

Presentations

9:00-11:00 :

Ultimate isolation techniques for cementation

Day-to-day protocols for Adhesive Cementation Procedures

11:30-14:00 :

Limits of bonded partial restorations and failures

Global approach and complex treatment plans: erosion and wear

Experimental and further developments

Hands-on Programme :

15:00-18:00 : Onlay adhesive cementation on model

David will first deliver a one hour demonstration, participants will then repeat and practice the procedures

Ultimate isolation technique for adhesive cementation

Composite onlay cementation using viscous pre-heated photocured luting composite on one side and flowable dual-cured luting composite on the other side

Practice of the finishing and polishing procedures

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