Costa Rica Dental Team
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 69.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #3 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#369.4/100
- Best for Expats#370.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#464.8/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#364.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#373.8/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented FAQ: cannot provide nitrous oxide/narcotics on-site; IV sedation available but surgery is referred to another facility [costa-rica-dental-team-sedation]
Summary
Costa Rica Dental Team is an American-owned dental-tourism clinic in Curridabat, San José, offering implants, full-mouth restoration, crowns, bridges and dentures with on-site 3D scanning and lab. The website publishes a US-vs-Costa Rica pricing table and lists bilingual dentists. It does not advertise orthodontics, pediatric or emergency services.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 7 of 15 verifiable points (missing: cleaning price listed; filling 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 [costa-rica-dental-team-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [costa-rica-dental-team-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [costa-rica-dental-team-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews The owner replies to reviews on Google: 5 of the 10 reviews read carry an owner reply, 3 of them to reviews from the last 12 months; the latest reply is dated 2026-08-05 (to a review of 2026-08-05). [costa-rica-dental-team-deepen-2] [costa-rica-dental-team-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints 1–2★ ratings are 7 of 148 (4.7 %), but the lowest-rated reviews read a mix leaning to prices (a $120 filling, “prices for gringos” in two identical texts), a 2016 credentials complaint and a vague “overrated”, where the two identical texts come from one story. [costa-rica-dental-team-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns Two 1★ reviews posted two months apart (2025-12-04 and 2026-01-29) carry identical Spanish text from different accounts, one with a single review; there is no burst of five-star reviews, but the duplicated text keeps the pattern open. [costa-rica-dental-team-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | TripAdvisor presence [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Reviewed on WhatClinic: rating 5.0 from 19 reviews. [s3] | 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 JSON-LD on the homepage declares Dentist and Organization. [costa-rica-dental-team-deepen] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ? | 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. Jessica Mora [s1] [costa-rica-dental-team-doclic] [costa-rica-dental-team-ccdcr-292905] | Restorative dentistry, implants, full mouth restoration | 292905 | 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. Yelda Fernandez [s1] [costa-rica-dental-team-doclic] [costa-rica-dental-team-ccdcr-1439094] | — | 1439094 | 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. Maripaz [s1] | — | not verified | — |
Dentists are named; their licence numbers have not been checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty.
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- 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: 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://costaricadentalteam.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 2234-9718 |
| +1 866-895-1718 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/costaricadentalteam | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 150 m east of BAC San José, Curridabat, San José 11801, 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://costaricadentalteam.com/ | address, phone, WhatsApp, services, published pricing table, 3D scanning, English site | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://costaricadentalteam.com/about-us/meet-the-team/ | bilingual dentist team | 2026-07-14 |
| s3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/san-pedro/costa-rica… | WhatClinic: clinic profile "Costa Rica Dental Team", Curridabat, San José, staff including Dr Jessica Mora: rating 5.0 from 19 verified reviews, the newest dated 2026-08-05 (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| costa-rica-dental-team-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Costa+Rica+Dental+Team+-+Dental+I… | most recent review posted about 2 months before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| costa-rica-dental-team-sedation | https://costaricadentalteam.com/faqs/ | "Due to national regulations, our clinic is unable to provide nitrous oxide or narcotic medications to patients. IV sedation is available with an anesthesiologist but the surgery must be referred to another facility." | 2026-08-25 |
| costa-rica-dental-team-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: MORA JESSICA, then JESSICA MORA — CCDCR registry shows JESSICA MORA CHINCHILLA, código 292905, Estado Activo (only 'Jessica Mora' name-order match). | 2026-08-26 |
| costa-rica-dental-team-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2160849300682187911&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.8 from 148 reviews; star histogram 1★ 5 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 137; newest review dated 2026-08-28; 3 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-08-05. | 2026-09-26 |
| costa-rica-dental-team-ccdcr-292905 | 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 292905: one record — JESSICA MORA CHINCHILLA, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| costa-rica-dental-team-ccdcr-1439094 | 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 1439094: one record — YELDA FERNANDEZ MESEN, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| costa-rica-dental-team-deepen | https://costaricadentalteam.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD declares the types Dentist and Organization, alongside WebSite, WebPage and Service. | 2026-10-02 |
| costa-rica-dental-team-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2160849300682187911&hl=en | Google listing "Costa Rica Dental Team - Dental Implants" (Dental clinic; 2, San Jose, Curridabat, 11801, Costa Rica), read 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 4.8 from 148 reviews (1★ 5 / 2★ 2 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 3 / 5★ 137); 10 distinct reviews read, dated 2016-07-27 to 2026-08-28, 5 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's website HTML on 2026-10-02: structured data: present. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: owner replies to reviews confirmed on the Google listing (owner reply dated 2026-08-05). |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (Costa Rica has no clinic/establishment license register; clinic-level licensing not searched): Dr. Jessica Mora and Dr. Yelda Fernandez matched active CCDCR records by name; 'Dr. Maripaz' (no surname published) could not be disambiguated among 3 same-first-name active registrants. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. FAQ: cannot provide nitrous oxide/narcotics on-site; IV sedation available but surgery is referred to another facility |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.8 (147 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
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