CLEO Dental (Drs. Castro)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 44.7/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #15 of 15 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1544.7/100
- Best for Expats#1545.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1537/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1532.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1451/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#544.7/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented FAQ explicitly states general anesthesia is offered for nervous surgical patients [cleo-dental-drs-castro-sedation]
Summary
CLEO Dental is a long-established family-run dental clinic (Drs. Castro) in Sabana Sur, San José, marketed to US patients for implants, crowns, veneers and cosmetic dentistry, emphasizing US-trained dentists and travel/concierge assistance. The English site does not publish prices.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
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.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Address and map published | 0/2 |
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ✗ | Prices or price ranges published [s1] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [s1] | 0/2 |
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 [cleo-dental-drs-castro-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [cleo-dental-drs-castro-refresh] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [cleo-dental-drs-castro-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | TripAdvisor presence [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ? | On-site X-ray | 0/2 |
| ? | CBCT (3D imaging) | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Orthodontics | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✗ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 0/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | English spoken [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✓ | Pre-visit consultation possible [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
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 | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 0/1.5 |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Eduardo Castro [s1] [cleo-dental-drs-castro-doclic] | General Dentistry / Prosthodontics | 575080 (Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica) |
| Dr. Juliana Castro [s1] [cleo-dental-drs-castro-doclic] | Dentistry (University of Michigan-trained) | 455012 (Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica) |
| Dr. Irene Salgado [s1] [cleo-dental-drs-castro-doclic] | Endodontics | 280904 (Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica) |
| Dr. Arnoldo Anglada [s1] [cleo-dental-drs-castro-doclic] | Oral Surgery / Dental Implants | 156998 (Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica) |
Red Flags
- low Opaque or bait pricing (-2 pts) — No prices or price ranges published (derived from data).
Red-flag penalty applied: -2 points (capped at -20).
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Address and map published
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Medical Infrastructure: Orthodontics
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
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.crownsandimplants.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 4010-0366 |
| https://www.facebook.com/CLEOdentalcenter/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Torre Universal, Avenida 12, San José (Urbanización Colón), 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.crownsandimplants.com/ | name, dentists, services, English site, foreigners | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/san-jose/cleo-dental | Sabana Sur address, dentists, services, review presence | 2026-07-14 |
| cleo-dental-drs-castro-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/CLEO+DENTAL-+Drs.+Castro/@9.93194… | most recent review posted about 1 month before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| cleo-dental-drs-castro-sedation | https://www.crownsandimplants.com/faqs | "Sedation and general anesthesia are options for nervous patients." | 2026-08-25 |
| cleo-dental-drs-castro-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: ANGLADA — CCDCR registry shows ARNOLDO ANGLADA RODRIGUEZ, código 156998, especialidad IMPLANTOLOGIA ORAL, Estado Activo — matches clinic's 'Oral Surgery / Dental Implants'. | 2026-08-26 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): all 4 named doctors matched active CCDCR records, two confirmed by matching registered specialty. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. FAQ explicitly states general anesthesia is offered for nervous surgical patients |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website (crownsandimplants.com) live, not permanently closed; Google Maps primary listing shows a more precise location (Torre Universal, Avenida 12, Urbanización Colón) and phone +506 4010-0366, both differing from stored address/phone (recorded as corrections); captured first Google rating 4.9 (63 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
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