Hands-on course for dentists:

Indirect Restaurations – from Prep to delivery

– with Mindaugas Kudelis

The course is in English

Modern indirect restorations require more than knowing how to prepare a tooth. Success depends on making the right clinical decisions at every stage of treatment.

This comprehensive two-day course focuses on the three key questions behind every successful indirect restoration:

  • HOW do you select the right restorative material for each clinical situation?
  • WHAT preparation design should you choose — and why?
  • WHEN should you use adhesive bonding, and when is conventional cementation the better option?

Through lectures, clinical cases and extensive hands-on training, participants will learn practical protocols for predictable, minimally invasive and long-lasting posterior indirect restorations that can be implemented immediately in everyday clinical practice.

Fundamental Principles and Everyday Clinical Workflows in the Digital Age

Modern restorative dentistry offers more treatment options than ever before. With the rapid development of digital workflows and contemporary restorative materials, clinicians must continuously update their protocols while maintaining the fundamental principles that ensure predictable long-term outcomes.

This course focuses on the complete workflow for indirect restorations — from treatment planning and material selection to preparation design, scanning, temporization and final delivery. Participants will learn how to select the appropriate material for each clinical situation and how preparation and cementation protocols should be adapted accordingly.

Through lectures, case discussions and extensive hands-on exercises, the course will explore the indications and clinical application of zirconia, lithium disilicate and indirect composite restorations, as well as contemporary concepts such as Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS), digital workflows and adhesive cementation.

Designed for both less experienced and experienced clinicians, the course provides practical, evidence-based guidance that can be directly implemented in everyday practice to improve efficiency, predictability and long-term restorative success.

Topics include:

  • Treatment planning and material selection for indirect restorations
  • Decision-making between zirconia, lithium disilicate and indirect composite restorations
  • Preparation design for full-coverage and partial-coverage restorations
  • Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS) and contemporary tooth preparation protocols
  • Pre-endodontic and post-endodontic build-up strategies
  • Conventional impressions and digital scanning workflows
  • Temporization techniques and materials
  • Adhesive and conventional cementation strategies
  • Surface treatment, substrate management and restoration delivery protocols

Target Audience

This course is designed for clinicians who wish to strengthen their knowledge and clinical skills in indirect restorations, including:

  • Less experienced dentists seeking a solid foundation in contemporary indirect restorative dentistry.
  • Experienced clinicians who want to update their clinical protocols and workflows in the digital age.
  • Dentists looking to improve their decision-making in material selection, preparation design and cementation strategies.
  • Clinicians who want practical protocols and techniques that can be implemented immediately in everyday clinical practice to achieve more predictable and long-lasting restorative outcomes.

Learning objectives – Theory

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the indications, advantages and limitations of contemporary indirect restorative materials.
  • Select the appropriate restorative material based on clinical situation, tooth position and restorative requirements.
  • Apply a structured decision-making process when choosing between zirconia, lithium disilicate and indirect composite restorations.
  • Understand modern treatment protocols from diagnosis and treatment planning to final delivery.
  • Identify indications for adhesive and conventional cementation strategies.
  • Understand the influence of preparation design on material selection and long-term clinical success.
  • Plan and execute case-specific preparation designs for crowns, onlays and partial coverage restorations.
  • Understand the role of IDS (Immediate Dentin Sealing) and other substrate management protocols.
  • Recognize appropriate workflows for conventional impressions and digital scanning.
  • Select suitable temporization techniques and materials for different clinical situations.

Learning objectives – Hands-on

After completing the practical sessions, participants will be able to:

  • Perform efficient crown preparations following contemporary preparation guidelines.
  • Prepare teeth for both full-coverage and partial-coverage indirect restorations.
  • Refine preparation geometry according to the selected restorative material.
  • Evaluate and modify existing tooth preparations to optimize restorative outcomes.
  • Rebuild compromised teeth prior to preparation using contemporary buildup techniques.
  • Integrate preparation, scanning and restorative planning within a complete clinical workflow.
  • Perform digital scanning of prepared teeth and assess scan quality.
  • Fabricate and adjust provisional restorations.
  • Apply rubber dam isolation for adhesive restorative procedures.
  • Execute adhesive cementation protocols for indirect restorations.
  • Deliver indirect restorations using both adhesive resin cements and conventional cements.
  • Understand and perform substrate conditioning and restoration surface treatment prior to cementation.
  • Troubleshoot common clinical challenges during the delivery phase of indirect restorations.

Programme Overview

Day 1 – Friday 9:00 to 17:00

Treatment Planning, Material Selection and Preparation Design

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Theory Session

  • Treatment planning and material selection for indirect restorations
  • Clinical decision-making: zirconia, lithium disilicate and indirect composite restorations
  • Contemporary restorative protocols:
    • Assessment of existing restorations
    • Rebuild-up strategies
    • Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS)
    • Pre-endodontic and post-endodontic build-ups
    • Temporization
  • Material-specific preparation guidelines
  • Conventional and digital impression/scanning workflows
  • Options for provisional restorations

Hands-on Session

  • Crown preparation techniques for posterior teeth
  • Full-coverage and partial-coverage restorations
  • Provisional restorations and adjustment techniques
  • Comprehensive quadrant workflow:
    • Treatment planning for crowns and onlays
    • Build-up
    • Preparation
    • Digital scanning

Day 2 – Saturday 9:00 to 17:00

Clinical Refinement and Cementation Protocols

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Practical Session

  • Refinement and evaluation of preparations
  • Digital scanning and workflow optimization

Theory Session

  • Adhesive versus conventional cementation: clinical decision-making
  • Selection of cementation protocols for different restorative materials
  • Restoration delivery strategies
  • Isolation techniques and substrate management prior to cementation

Hands-on Session

  • Rubber dam isolation 
  • Adhesive luting of indirect restorations
  • Light-cure and dual-cure bonding protocols
  • Cementation of single-unit crowns
  • Conventional glass ionomer and self-adhesive resin cement workflows
  • Finishing and evaluation of delivered restorations

Course Instructor – Mindaugas Kudelis

Mindaugas Kudelis graduated with a Master’s Degree in Dentistry from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in 2013 and completed part of his education at the University of Helsinki through the Erasmus Programme. He currently practices as a general dentist in a family-owned clinic in Vilnius, Lithuania. 

He is a member of the Bio-Emulation Group, GC Restorative Advisory Board, and is an educator on the internationally recognized RIPE Global online dental education platform.

Mindaugas is an internationally recognized lecturer with a special interest in composite restorations, indirect restorations and guided implant surgery. He lectures internationally and conducts hands-on courses with a strong emphasis on developing practical clinical skills through extensive hands-on training. He is also the creator of the successful posterior direct restoration hands on course, The One and The Two.

Time, venue and registration:

This two-day course is at Hotel Scandic Falkoner in Copenhagen

Friday 20. november and Saturday 21. november 2026 – both days from 9am till 5pm.

Price: DKK 16.995 incl. 25% VAT.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT DKK 1.000 UNTIL JULY 31ST.

Networking dinner Friday evening is selected at registration (DKK 1.195 all incl.)

Hotel room incl. breakfast is selected at registration (DKK 995 per night incl. 25% VAT)

Cancellation until 45 days before is possible with a full refund except for a fee of DKK 150.

NB: if you don’t wish to register and pay in this web shop, you are welcome to send an email with your VAT number (CVR) and names of the attendees to info@dentalkvalitet.dk and ask for an invoice.