Design Dent (DesignDentCR)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 57.2/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1257.2/100
- Best for Expats#759.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1051.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1240.8/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#665.2/100
- 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 Site mentions only 'conscious sedation' as an optional service; no general anesthesia or asleep language found [design-dent-designdentcr-sedation]
Summary
Design Dent is a boutique cosmetic and restorative dental clinic in Rohrmoser, San José, focused on veneers, crowns, implants and full-mouth restoration with a fully digital 3D/CBCT workflow. The English-language site targets North American dental-tourism patients and provides a dedicated English liaison, but does not publish prices.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 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 [design-dent-designdentcr-refresh] | 3/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume as of 2026-09-26; previously 5 [design-dent-designdentcr-gbp-2026-09-26] | 0.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [design-dent-designdentcr-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews Only 6 reviews dated within the last 24 months were read, none with an owner reply; fewer than ten, so whether the owner answers reviews stays open. [design-dent-designdentcr-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints Google shows no rating below four stars among its 6 reviews (1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 6), so no complaint can repeat. [design-dent-designdentcr-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns The listing has only 6 reviews, all read (dated 2026-07-16 to 2026-09-07); fewer than ten, so a pattern cannot be judged. [design-dent-designdentcr-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Dr. Bernal Soto, who leads the clinic, has a HuliHealth profile at the clinic's suite in Plaza Mayor: 5.0 from 139 verified patient ratings. The profile is kept under his own name and an earlier practice name, DaVinci's Dental Group; the clinic's website and Google listing use the name Design Dent. No profile on WhatClinic, Dental Departures or Trustpilot. [design-dent-designdentcr-platforms] [design-dent-designdentcr-platforms-2] [design-dent-designdentcr-platforms-3] [design-dent-designdentcr-platforms-4] | 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 Organization. [design-dent-designdentcr-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. Bernal Soto [s1] [design-dent-designdentcr-doclic] [design-dent-designdentcr-ccdcr-231903] | Esthetic Dentistry | 231903 | 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). |
| Dra. Camila Fumero [s1] [design-dent-designdentcr-doclic] [design-dent-designdentcr-ccdcr-578717] | Esthetic Dentistry | 578717 | 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: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- 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: 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.designdentcr.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 7131-0453 |
| +506 7131-0458 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/designdentcr/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Plaza Mayor, Second entrance, Suite 11, 3rd floor, Ernesto Rohrmoser Blvd, Rohrmoser, 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.designdentcr.com/ | name, address, phone, services, English site, CBCT | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://www.designdentcr.com/team-member/ | dentist names and specializations | 2026-07-14 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Design+Dent/@9.9454383,-84.117608… | most recent review posted about 3 days before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-sedation | https://www.designdentcr.com/dental-care/inclusive-care-and-luxury-… | "We offer virtual consultations and conscious sedation; we adapt our services to meet the individual needs of each patient..." | 2026-08-25 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: FUMERO — CCDCR registry shows MARIA CAMILA FUMERO MARTINEZ, código 578717, Estado Activo (only Camila Fumero on the register). | 2026-08-26 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16783394902036247071&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 5 from 6 reviews; star histogram 1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 6; newest review dated 2026-09-07. | 2026-09-26 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-ccdcr-231903 | 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 231903: one record — BERNAL ANDRES SOTO ARCE, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-ccdcr-578717 | 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 578717: one record — MARIA CAMILA FUMERO MARTINEZ, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-platforms | https://www.hulihealth.com/es/doctor/bernal-andres-soto-arce | HuliHealth: doctor profile of Dr. Bernal Andrés Soto Arce (dental licence 231903), practice "Clínica Dental DaVinci's Dental Group", Plaza Mayor, second stage, unit 11 - the suite the clinic's own site gives (Plaza Mayor, second entrance, suite 11): 5.0 from 139 verified patient ratings (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-platforms-2 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/san-jose | WhatClinic: all 10 pages of its San José dentist listing (119 clinics) have no profile for Design Dent; the one practice listed at Plaza Mayor, "BG Implant & Aesthetic Dentestry", names other staff (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-platforms-3 | https://www.dentaldepartures.com/dentists/costa-rica | Dental Departures: its 18 Costa Rican clinic listings do not include Design Dent (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-platforms-4 | https://www.trustpilot.com/review/designdentcr.com | Trustpilot: no company page for designdentcr.com, the clinic's domain (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-deepen | https://www.designdentcr.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD declares the type Organization, alongside WebPage, BreadcrumbList and WebSite. | 2026-10-02 |
| design-dent-designdentcr-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16783394902036247071&hl=en | Google listing "Design Dent" (Dentist; 3rd floor suite, Plaza Mayor, Second entrance, Bv. Ernesto Rohrmoser 11, San José, Rohrmoser, 10109, Costa Rica), read 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first): 5.0 from 6 reviews (1★ 0 / 2★ 0 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 0 / 5★ 6); 6 distinct reviews read, dated 2026-07-16 to 2026-09-07, 0 with an owner reply. | 2026-10-05 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's Google listing on 2026-10-02 in 2 review orders (6 distinct reviews, dated 2026-07-16 to 2026-09-07; 5.0 from 6): recurring complaints false. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's website HTML on 2026-10-02: structured data: present. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: review count 6 (was 5) from the Google listing on 2026-09-26. |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): both named doctors matched active CCDCR records. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site mentions only 'conscious sedation' as an optional service; no general anesthesia or asleep language found |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 5.0 (5 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
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