Advance Dental Costa Rica
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 63.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #5 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#563.3/100
- Best for Expats#562.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#660/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#269.8/100
- Best Price Transparency#743.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#566.7/100
- Best for Families / Children#370.8/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)not ranked
General Anaesthesia & Deep Sedation
Whether the clinic documents treatment under general anaesthesia or deep / twilight sedation — "sleep dentistry", where the patient is asleep and unaware (does not feel, see, or hear the procedure). Ordinary conscious sedation, where the patient stays awake and responsive, does not count here. This is informational and does not affect the transparency score.
- ? General anaesthesia / deep sedation (sleep dentistry) — Not verified No sedation/anesthesia information found on homepage, implants page, or FAQ
Summary
Advance Dental Costa Rica is a multi-specialty dental clinic located inside Hospital CIMA in Escazú, San José, founded in 2007 and led by Dr. Eugenio Brenes. The English site lists a full team across implants, endodontics, pediatrics, periodontics and orthodontics, offers international-patient coordination and uses digital dentistry technology; prices are not published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 13 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
Score Breakdown
Every criterion below is scored from public sources. ✓ verified yes · ✗ verified no / not found · ◐ partial · ? unverified (scores 0, not a negative finding).
Information Transparency
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
Public review signals. The Google rating is adjusted with a Bayesian prior (rating 4.0, weight 25) so a 5.0 from a handful of reviews does not outrank a 4.8 from hundreds.
| ◐ | Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted) as of 2026-08-25 [advance-dental-costa-rica-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [advance-dental-costa-rica-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency [advance-dental-costa-rica-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 4 of the 12 reviews read carry an owner reply, 1 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-01-07 (to a review of 2025-09-01). [advance-dental-costa-rica-deepen-2] [advance-dental-costa-rica-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst and no templated texts: the 12 reviews read (dated 2016-07-14 to 2026-01-31) fall on 12 different days, at most 1 five-star review falls within any 3 days, and no two open with the same wording. [advance-dental-costa-rica-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Has a WhatClinic profile at Hospital CIMA (no reviews yet) and a Dental Departures profile with 2 reviews (4.8, from 2020-2021). [advance-dental-costa-rica-platforms] [advance-dental-costa-rica-platforms-2] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist San Jose", "English speaking dentist San Jose", "dental implants San Jose", "emergency dentist San Jose", "San Jose dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist San Jose | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Jose | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants San Jose | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist San Jose | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: San Jose dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Structured data on website No JSON-LD or microdata of a business type in the HTML of the homepage and 3 service pages; only WebPage, BreadcrumbList and WebSite found. [advance-dental-costa-rica-deepen] | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. A verified “not published” is recorded as a red flag; data we have not checked yet is shown as unverified and carries no penalty.
Clinic operating licence: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Eugenio J. Brenes [s1] [advance-dental-costa-rica-doclic] [advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-2450003] | Restorative / Implants / Full-mouth rehabilitation | 2450003 | Membership code in the public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica, membership of which is compulsory to practise dentistry; listed as active (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Samir Tiapa [s1] [advance-dental-costa-rica-doclic] [advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-572617] | Endodontics | 572617 | Membership code in the public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica, membership of which is compulsory to practise dentistry; listed as active (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Melissa Rojas [s1] [advance-dental-costa-rica-doclic] [advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-472012] | Pediatric Dentistry | 472012 | Membership code in the public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica, membership of which is compulsory to practise dentistry; listed as active (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Rossie Brender [s1] [advance-dental-costa-rica-doclic] [advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-1536097] | Periodontics | 1536097 | Membership code in the public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica, membership of which is compulsory to practise dentistry; listed as active (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Sara Gómez [s1] [advance-dental-costa-rica-doclic] [advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-437711] | Orthodontics | 437711 | Membership code in the public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica, membership of which is compulsory to practise dentistry; listed as active (checked 30 September 2026). |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist San Jose
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist San Jose
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants San Jose
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist San Jose
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: San Jose dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
Unverified items score 0 points but are not treated as negative findings. If you can document any of them, please send a correction.
Contact Information
| Website | https://www.advancedentalcostarica.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 2208-8619 |
| +506 7059-4083 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/advancedentalcostarica | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Hospital CIMA, Torre 2 (Avenida Médica), Suite 605, San Rafael de Escazú, San José, Costa Rica |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://www.advancedentalcostarica.com/ | address, phone, WhatsApp, dentists, services, English site, foreigners | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://directorio.hospitalcima.com/en/clinic/advance-dental | CIMA hospital location, suite 605 | 2026-07-14 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Advance+Dental+Costa+Rica/@9.9392… | most recent review posted about 7 months before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: MELISSA ROJAS — CCDCR registry shows MELISSA ANDREA ROJAS ZUNIGA, código 472012, especialidad ODONTOPEDIATRIA, Estado Activo — exact specialty match to clinic's 'Pediatric Dentistry' (two other Melissa Rojas name-order candidates had no matching specialty and were not selected). | 2026-08-26 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4223951014829262467&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 51 reviews; star histogram 1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 48; newest review dated 2026-01-31; 4 of the 8 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-01-07. | 2026-09-26 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-2450003 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=2… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 2450003: one record — EUGENIO JOSE BRENES BARQUERO, specialty PROSTODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-572617 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=5… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 572617: one record — SAMIR JOAQUIN TIAPA SANCHEZ, specialty ENDODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-472012 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=4… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 472012: one record — MELISSA ANDREA ROJAS ZUNIGA, specialty ODONTOPEDIATRIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-1536097 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=1… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 1536097: one record — ROSSIE BRENDER BITTERMAN, specialty PERIODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-ccdcr-437711 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=4… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 437711: one record — SARA GOMEZ ARANGO, specialty ORTODONCIA-ORTOPEDIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-platforms | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/san-jose/advance-dental | WhatClinic: clinic profile "Advance Dental", Hospital Cima, Torre 2, Escazú, staff Dr Eugenio Brenes, the clinic's founder; no reviews yet (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-platforms-2 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentist/advance-dental | Dental Departures: clinic profile "Advance Dental", Escazú, dentist Eugenio J. Brenes: rating 4.8 from 2 reviews dated 2020-11-19 and 2021-03-18 (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-deepen | https://www.advancedentalcostarica.com/ | HTML of the homepage and 3 service pages read on 2026-10-02: no JSON-LD or microdata declaring Dentist, MedicalBusiness, LocalBusiness, Organization or MedicalClinic; only WebPage, BreadcrumbList and WebSite found. | 2026-10-02 |
| advance-dental-costa-rica-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4223951014829262467&hl=en | Google listing "Advance Dental Costa Rica" (Dental implants periodontist; Hospital Cima, Suite 605 Torre 2, San José Province, San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica), read 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 4.8 from 51 reviews (1★ 2 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 1 / 5★ 48); 12 distinct reviews read, dated 2016-07-14 to 2026-01-31, 4 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-02 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (12 distinct reviews, dated 2016-07-14 to 2026-01-31; 4.8 from 51): suspicious review patterns false. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's website HTML on 2026-10-02: structured data: absent. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-01-07). |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): all 5 named doctors matched active CCDCR records, four confirmed by matching registered specialty. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.8 (52 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_year). |
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