Costa Rica Dental Team
Dental clinic · Curridabat, San José Province, Costa Rica
- Prices posted · 6
- Named, no license numbers
- Name matches dental college roll · 3
- Warranty term stated
What the clinic publishes
Posts prices on its own site for 6 procedures tracked here.
Names 3 practitioners but shows no license numbers.
Each of 3 names matches exactly one entry on the public roll of Costa Rica's Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas.
States a warranty with a term; the wording is below.
Statements about the clinic were read on its own website and are linked below. Costa Rican dentists' names were searched on the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas' public roll; nothing else has been checked with a regulator or accreditor.
Where
150 m. east from BAC San José, Curridabat, San José, Costa Rica
Curridabat, San José Province, Costa Rica
Clinic's own site and numbers
US +1 866 895 1718
Costa Rica +506 2234 9718
Languages the site lists: English, Spanish
Posted prices
The clinic's own figures, in the currency and wording it used (an exact price, a "from" price or a range). Lists change and a quote after an exam can differ from a list; the unit column matters, since "per arch" and "per tooth" are not comparable.
| Procedure | Posted price | Unit | What the clinic says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implant only (fixture) | $800 | per implant | Titanium Straumann/Zimmer, posted as 'Costa Rica' price vs US comparison column | clinic site |
| Implant abutment and crown | $1,600 | per implant | 'Dental Implant with a Crown' | clinic site |
| Crown, zirconia | $440 | per tooth | 'Zirconia or Emax Crown' | clinic site |
| Root canal, molar | $380 | per tooth | 'Root Canal' (tooth not specified) | clinic site |
| All-on-4 (per arch) | $13,000–$14,000 | per arch | 'Fixed Implant Supported Denture - One Arch (All-on-4)' | clinic site |
| Implant, abutment and crown | $26,000–$30,000 | multi-tooth or both arches | Two arches full mouth restoration, fixed implant supported | clinic site |
Full list: clinic's price page
Practitioners the clinic names
As listed on the clinic's site. The license column shows the number printed there, or that none is.
| Name | Role | License number shown | Public roll | Training the clinic lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Jessica Mora | Dentist | None shown | Activo (active)JESSICA MORA CHINCHILLA · code 292905 · no specialty listed | International University of the Americas; Incorporated into the College of Dental Surgeons of Costa Rica (stated; no number) |
| Dr. Mauricio Briceño | Periodontics & Maxillofacial Surgery | None shown | Activo (active)MAURICIO BRICENO MIRANDA · code 258904 · administracion en servicios de salud | |
| Dr. Natalie Vitola | Dentist | None shown | Activo (active)NATALIE VITOLA ARCE · code 431610 · no specialty listed | Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia (ULACIT); Member of Costa Rican Board of Dental Surgeons (stated; no number) |
"Public roll" is the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica's own register, searched by name. A row is filled only when exactly one registered dentist matches every part of the name the clinic prints; status and specialty are the Colegio's words. Search the roll yourself.
A number shown on a clinic's site is a claim until it is looked up. Costa Rican dentists must be incorporated in the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas, whose public roll is searchable by name or code and shows each dentist's status and registered specialty. Physicians are listed by the Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos. Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica.
Accreditation and membership claims
The pages read claim no named accreditation or professional body.
The site also states
- Dentists state membership of the Costa Rican Board (Colegio) of Dental Surgeons; no código numbers posted source
These name no register to check them against; ask the clinic for the certificate and who issued it.
Other things the site states
- Warranty, as recorded
- '10-Year Warranty: long-term warranty coverage on qualifying treatments, subject to clinic terms' (homepage); terms at /service-guarantee/ read the clinic's wording
- Dental lab
- In-house, as posted
- Brands and materials named
- Straumann, Zimmer, Emax, Zirconia
- Airport the clinic names
- SJO
Not on the pages read
The pages read did not show license numbers for the practitioners it names, any named accreditation or the year it opened. Those are the first things to ask for.
Sources
- https://costaricadentalteam.com/
- https://costaricadentalteam.com/about-us/pricing/
- https://costaricadentalteam.com/about-us/our-offices/
- https://costaricadentalteam.com/about-us/meet-the-team/
- https://costaricadentalteam.com/service-guarantee/
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