Dr David Norcross
RESIDENCY
Full-Arching Residency, Melbourne
Registration now live
ABOUT Full-Arching Residency, Melbourne
Full-Arching Residency, Melbourne
Ready to change your game? Join us at the brand new Melbourne Dental Surgicentre and refine your skills in advanced full arch rehabilitation within a supportive and practical environment.
Course Overview
About this course
Who is it for?
This course is designed for practitioners experienced in placing dental implants who wish to expand and refine their skills in full arch immediate loading.
This course combines comprehensive lectures, hands-on workshops with bone models and live surgery demonstrations by Dr Norcross.
Please contact us to discuss your experience and confirm your suitability prior to registration.
What’s included?
Join an intensive and interactive 4-day residency covering all aspects of full-arch dental implant protocols from standard All-on-4® techniques to complex management of severely atrophic jaws.
Enjoy dual and single arch live surgery demonstrations, comprehensive lectures and hands-on training workshops. Through this comprehensive theory implant training programme, the following topics are covered:
- Patient assessment
- Treatment planning
- How many implants – what and where
- Immediate loading
- Digital and analogue workflow
- Fixed and removable techniques
- Bone grafting
- Managing complications
- Root banking
- Nasal crest implants
- Trans-sinus implants
- Palatal approach implants
- Introduction to zygomatic implants
- Pterygoid implants
- CBCT assessment and planning
- Soft tissue management
- Full-arch prosthetic options & maintenance
Venue
Melbourne Dental Surgicentre
150 Jolimont Road, East Melbourne
Registration opens at 8:00am
Registration opens at 8:00am for an 8:30am start.
Cost
Earlybird offer $8,740 when you book before SEP 19TH
Standard cost is $9,200. A deposit of $1,500 is required to secure your place, witrh full payment due before 19th October. Cost includes:
- Daily lunch, hot and cold beverages
- Welcome drinks (Thursday evening)
- Delegate dinner (Saturday evening)
- One 30-minute treatment planning session via Zoom with Dr David Norcross (scheduled individually)
- Ongoing access to our Full-Arching group — a supportive community for discussion and continued learning in full arch implant treatment
Accommodation in Melbourne
We recommend finding accommodation close to Melbourne Surgicentre such as Mantra on Jolimont Melbourne, Quest Jolimont and Boutique Stays - Wellington Mews.
East Melbourne is a 33-minute drive from Melbourne Tullamarine airport.
Transport & Parking
Onsite parking is available at Melbourne Surgicentre. We encourage course delegates to pre-arrange their own transport. Car-pooling and ride sharing between locations is encouraged.
COURSE OUTLINE
4 intensive and interactive days
Day 1
Thursday 19th November, 2026
Welcome to Full-Arching! Your first day begins with a series of comprehensive lectures presented by Dr. Dave Norcross, followed by a hands-on workshop using bone models to practise the skills and techniques covered. In the evening, enjoy welcome drinks with your fellow course participants, hosted by our course sponsor, Nobel Biocare.
Day 2
Friday 20th November, 2026
Change into your personalised scrubs and head into surgery for day 2 of our course. After registration, we will discuss each case as a group along with their surgery plans, and watch on as Dr Norcross performs two live surgery demonstrations. Watch a 3D provisional prosthesis fitting for our case.
Day 3
Saturday 21st November, 2026
Watch it all come together today as our final patient tries in their prosthesis. Dr Dave Norcross delivers in-depth lectures on the maxilla and guides delegates through hands-on workshops using bone models to develop new skills. In the evening, join us for a group dinner hosted by our course sponsor, Nobel Biocare.
Day 4
Sunday 22nd November, 2026
On the final day of our course, our patients return for the fitting of their prostheses. You'll explore the world of pterygoid implants, full-arch prosthetic options and maintenance, as well as common complications and strategies to overcome them. Our day concludes with group discussions and hands-on workshops to put your newly acquired skills into practice.
