Functional Indirect Posterior Onlay

Functional Indirect Posterior Onlays (FIPO)

Master the principles of Functional Indirect Posterior Onlays (FIPO) with this practical online course from Elevate Dental. Designed for dentists looking to improve their restorative skills, the course focuses on conservative treatment techniques, predictable outcomes, and long-term clinical success.

Learn every stage of the FIPO workflow, including case assessment, treatment planning, tooth preparation, material selection, adhesive cementation, finishing, and occlusal adjustments. Through expert-led teaching and real clinical cases, you'll gain practical techniques that can be implemented immediately in everyday practice

Whether you're aiming to enhance your restorative confidence, preserve more natural tooth structure, or deliver durable indirect restorations, FIPO provides the knowledge, clinical guidance, and confidence to elevate your restorative dentistry.

Occlusal Assessment

Clear Preparation Protocols

Isolation & Cementation

Deep Margin Elevation

Occlusion

Occlusion

This two day intense hands on course starts with a basic occlusal assessment  to help you plan treatment and improve your ability to treat a whole quadrant.

Clear Preparation Protocols

Clear Preparation Protocols

We will be discussing how to maximise the aesthetic advantage with lithium disilicate and composite resin with modern margin designs and utilizing an adhesive advantage by understanding the latest bonding systems and the biological requirements of enamel and dentine. This innovative hands on protocol will also allow delegates to practice deep margin elevation and masking deep stained colours, which can often ruin the final aesthetics of a translucent onlay.

Isolation and cementation

Isolation and cementation

You will have a dedicated hands on session rubber dam and follow our protocol for cementation using heated composite for long term adhesive and aesthetic success.

Post cementation adjustments

Post cementation adjustments

The training will finish with a practical on precision adjustment protocols to achieve the ideal occlusal contacts without ruining your stunning anatomy. This will help you with your direct and indirect restorations in clinical practice and finishing a whole quadrant together.

Course Modules

Focused on managing within an NHS and mixed practice setting we will help you to get the best from your existing materials and equipment to ensure long term clinical success.

Pre operative assessment, preparation and the mini core protocols

  • To establish a quick and accurate pre operative occlusal analysis to for the basis for your preparation design
  • Understanding the biological requirements of a broken tooth, and also the material requirements with composite and ceramic
  • To introduce the preparation design, identifying the various margin types (contact lens and traditional shoulder) used according to the thickness of enamel and dentine
  • Achieving high quality adhesion and a mini core build up to seal the dentine, block undercuts and deep margin elevation
  • Taking a high quality analogue and digital impression

Meet Your Elevate Team

The Advanced Aesthetics Diploma is led by clinicians who combine advanced case planning, hands-on teaching, and mentoring experience.

Dr. Nik Sethi

Dr. Nik Sethi

Clinical Board

Prof. Riaz Yar

Prof. Riaz Yar

Clinical Board

Dr. Sanjay Sethi

Dr. Sanjay Sethi

Clinical Board

Dr.Elaine Mo

Dr.Elaine Mo

Clinical Board

The FIPO Protocol

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Ready To Take The Next Step And Grow Together?

What Dentists Say About Elevate

★★★★★

I have attended Elaine's courses in person and more recently on digital platforms and the one thing that is always present is her infectious love for Dentistry and teaching. Whether it is clinical or non-clinical topics, she gives simple tips and tricks that anyone can take away and utilise straight away and her great skill is being able to simplify difficult concepts and techniques. Elaine's approachable and humble style to teaching is demonstrated by the fact she is always a quick email/text away from being available for advice and guidance.

Dr Raja Akhtar

BMedSci, BDS, MFDS, RCSEd

★★★★★

An amazing study day with Nik into anterior composite placement technique, equipment, isolation and his amazing polishing protocol. Nik was so approachable throughout and not just throwing photos of his work at us, but instead showing us ways that we can improve ours! I feel 100x more confident and can't wait to put the skills Nik has taught me into practice with my composites.

Edward Simon

Foundation Dentist

★★★★★

Dr Sethi's anterior composite course has informed me a great deal about isolation and adhesion of materials to produce high quality and long lasting restorations. In particular, the large hands on component was incredibly useful as we were able to understand and practice Dr Sethi's anterior composite protocol. We were also able to ask any questions we had along the way! Excellent course for anyone wanting to take their dentistry to the next level!! I highly recommend it!

Dr Mariam Ghobrial

Dentist

★★★★★

The course gave me a much clearer structure for everyday dentistry. The lectures were practical, honest and easy to apply, and the clinical tips have already made my appointments feel more predictable.

Dr Hannah Patel

Associate Dentist

★★★★★

The teaching was direct, clinically relevant and full of small details that make a real difference. I especially valued the way complex topics were broken down into repeatable steps.

Dr Omar Khan

General Dentist

★★★★★

A brilliant learning experience. The modules helped me refine my approach to communication, isolation and treatment planning, and I left with more confidence in my day-to-day dentistry.

Dr Sophie Williams

Dental Associate

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