Costa Rican BioDental (Liberia)
Dental clinic · Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Prices posted · 11
- Named, no license numbers
- Name matches dental college roll · 1
What the clinic publishes
Posts prices on its own site for 11 procedures tracked here.
Names 2 practitioners but shows no license numbers.
One name matches exactly one entry on the public roll of Costa Rica's Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas.
Says it opened in 2017.
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
El Capulín de Liberia, North Pacific Office, 2 blocks west of the University of Costa Rica, Villas de Guanacaste Building, Suite #5, Liberia, Guanacaste, 50101
Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam and X-rays | $60 | per visit | Comprehensive Oral Evaluation | clinic site |
| Exam and X-rays | $200 | per procedure | Cone Beam CAT Scan | clinic site |
| Composite filling | $60 | per tooth | Small composite resin; medium $80, large $100 | clinic site |
| Porcelain veneer | $420 | per tooth | Ceramic laminate veneer | clinic site |
| Crown, e.max (lithium disilicate) | $450 | per tooth | 'Ceramic Indirect Crown'; material not named | clinic site |
| Inlay or onlay | $300 | per tooth | Ceramic indirect inlay; onlay $350 | clinic site |
| Bridge, three units | $1,200 | per unit | Ceramic 3-unit bridge (total) | clinic site |
| Partial denture | $350 | per unit | Removable partial denture | clinic site |
| Implant only (fixture) | $1,200 | per implant | Ceramic implant (Straumann Ceramic, Z-Systems, ZERAMEX, CeraRoot listed at $1200) | clinic site |
| Implant-retained overdenture (per arch) | $2,500 | per arch | Implant retained denture | clinic site |
| Cleaning | $60 | per visit | Adult cleaning | clinic site |
| In-office whitening | $300 | per procedure | Home whitening listed at $300 | 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. Gianina Soto | Founder, holistic/biological dentistry | None shown | Activo (active)GIANINA SOTO ECHEVERRIA · code 396509 · no specialty listed | |
| Dr. Andres Gomez | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon | None shown | No single match | Universidad de Costa Rica (DMD 2002); El Bosque University, Colombia (OMFS residency 2012-2016) |
"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.
Other things the site states
- Opened
- 2017 source
- Brands and materials named
- Straumann Ceramic, Z-Systems, ZERAMEX, CeraRoot
- Airport the clinic names
- LIR (6 minutes from arrivals terminal, as posted)
Not on the pages read
The pages read did not show license numbers for the practitioners it names, any named accreditation or a warranty or guarantee. Those are the first things to ask for.
Sources
- https://www.costaricanbiodental.com/
- https://www.costaricanbiodental.com/en/
- https://www.costaricanbiodental.com/en/schedule/fees/
- https://www.costaricanbiodental.com/en/about/our-team/
- https://www.costaricanbiodental.com/en/locations/liberia-guanacaste/
- https://www.costaricanbiodental.com/en/about/contact/
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