Last updated July 2026 · all courses free at the point of access
Written by Dr Sam — practising dentist, Australia, and the clinician behind this directory. About the author →
With 28 verified free courses, SDI is a compact catalogue — #25 of 70 providers. Restorative anchors the list (11 of 28 courses), with the remainder spread across 4 other specialty areas. Format-wise it is a one-hour-webinar library (average 1.0 hr): single credits that fit a lunch break, accumulated steadily.
For record-keepers this is an easy library: 100% of courses (28 of 28) carry a certificate, versus 94% across the directory.
It publishes actively — 28 additions reached the directory inside the last three months, the newest on 2026-07-07. Recurring subjects across its course titles — restorative, materials, glass — give a fair map of where its teaching concentrates.
Courses by specialty
- Restorative — 11 courses
- General Dentistry — 6 courses
- Preventive Dentistry — 6 courses
- Paediatric Dentistry — 4 courses
- Infection Control & Compliance — 1 course
SDI against the directory
- #25 of 70 providers for catalogue size
- 100% certificate coverage against a 94% directory norm
- Average course length 1.0 hr vs 1.0 directory-wide
- Coverage across 5 of 16 specialty areas
Making the most of SDI
SDI's library leans clearly towards Restorative — 39% of its courses sit there — so it rewards being treated as a focused set rather than a grab-bag. Worked well as an opening run: Adhesion Strategies for Restoration Longevity (Restorative, ~1 hr), then Advances in the Treatment of Highly Carious and Severely Hypoplastic Permanent Posterior Teeth (General Dentistry, ~1 hr). Each link opens the course card here first, so you can favourite it or log it before heading to the provider.
The whole catalogue adds up to roughly 28 hours across 28 courses, so even cherry-picking a third of it makes a visible dent in an annual target. Every course in this library issues a certificate, so each one can go straight into an audit file.
Newest SDI courses
- Adhesion Strategies for Restoration Longevity
- Advances In Composite Dentistry: Simplifying Placement and Improving Results
- Advances in the Treatment of Highly Carious and Severely Hypoplastic Permanent Posterior Teeth
- An Essential Adjunct to Modern Esthetic Dentistry
- An Overview of Restorative Cases and My Experience in Evaluating New Restorative Materials
- Be a Hero with Innovative Dental Materials and Technologies
- Broken and Traumatized Front Teeth: Restorations That Disappear
- Cariostatic Pediatric Care: Glass Ionomers, Silver Compounds and Truly Noninvasive Care
- Children's Dentistry for the GP
- Conservative and Beautiful Anterior Esthetics Using Composite Materials
- EXTRA SMART - A Technical for Expanding the Clinical Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride
- Everyday Composites Made Easy
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Pairs well with
No single provider covers a full cycle. Viva Learning covers ground SDI doesn't touch; VOCO Learning goes deeper on Restorative (94 more courses) — or browse all providers side by side.
Frequently asked questions
Are SDI courses really free?
Yes — every listing here was free at the point of access at the last nightly check; anything that moves behind a paywall is removed.
Will SDI courses give me evidence for an audit?
For record-keepers this is an easy library: 100% of courses (28 of 28) carry a certificate, versus 94% across the directory. Download and file each certificate on completion.
How much CPD time can I bank with SDI?
28 hours sit in the catalogue in total; individual courses run 1–1 hr with a median of 1.
What does SDI cover best?
Restorative is the deepest area (11 of 28 courses); recurring title themes include restorative, materials, glass.