Meza Dental Care

Dental clinic · San José (Barrio Tournón), San José Province, Costa Rica

Prices posted · 2
Named, no license numbers
Name matches dental college roll · 1
Accreditation claims · 2
Warranty term stated

What the clinic publishes

Posts prices on its own site for 2 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.

Claims 2 accreditations or memberships: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

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

Oficentro Torres del Campo, Piso 2, Torre 2, Barrio Tournón, San José, Costa Rica

San José (Barrio Tournón), San José Province, Costa Rica

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Clinic's own site and numbers

www.mezadentalcare.com

US +1 877 337 6392

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
All-on-4 (per arch)	$9,000–$12,000	per arch	Posted as cost at Meza Dental Care vs US comparison	clinic site
All-on-6 (per arch)	$11,000–$15,000	per arch	same table	clinic site
All-on-4 (per arch)	$25,000–$25,000	multi-tooth or both arches	'~$25,000' both arches; approximate as posted	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. Alberto Meza	Founder, cosmetic dentist	None shown	No single match	Universidad de Costa Rica (DDS 1996); Member of Costa Rican Board of Dentistry since 1996 (stated; no number); AACD accredited
Dr. Marianella Marín	Cosmetic dentist	None shown	Activo (active)MARIANELLA MARIN RIVERA · code 234003 · no specialty listed	ULACIT (1998-2003); Recognized by Costa Rican Board of Dentistry (2003) (stated; no number); AACD accredited

"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

Claims as the clinic states them, with where each can be checked. A logo on a website is not a listing in an accreditor's register.

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
'accredited dental practice recognized by the AAAHC'; no certificate shown
Claimed on the clinic's site.
How to check: public organization search at Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Meza 'first accredited AACD member in Costa Rica'; Dr. Marín second
Claimed on the clinic's site.
How to check: public member directory at American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Other things the site states

Warranty, as recorded: Lifetime guarantee on dental implants and 5-year guarantee on crowns and veneers (FAQ, as posted) read the clinic's wording
Dental lab: In-house, as posted
Airport the clinic names: SJO
Shuttle or pickup: Yes, as posted

Not on the pages read

The pages read did not show license numbers for the practitioners it names or the year it opened. Those are the first things to ask for.

Sources

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