Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 77.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #2 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#277.8/100
- Best for Expats#177.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#275/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#188.5/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#178.7/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#177.8/100
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 Site advertises 'Sleep Dentistry' with IV sedation administered by a certified anesthesiologist [s2]
Summary
The Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic is a long-established prosthodontics and implant clinic near Paseo Colón in San José, founded by prosthodontist Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini. It provides implants, full-mouth restoration, crowns, veneers and cosmetic dentistry with an on-site digital lab and 3D imaging, publishes a full price list, and markets to international dental-tourism patients.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
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 [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✗ | Clinic responds to reviews None of the 11 reviews read (dated 2025-04-09 to 2026-08-31) carries an owner reply on Google. [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints 3 of the five lowest-rated Google reviews read concern implant and prosthetic work that failed (a bridge that did not fit and became infected, an arch treatment not delivered after three months, work that loosened within months) (dated 2022-03, 2024-08 and 2026-03); 1–2★ ratings are 6 of 128 (4.7 %). [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-deepen-2] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns No burst and no templated texts: the 14 reviews read (dated 2022-03-03 to 2026-08-31) fall on 14 different days, at most 2 five-star reviews fall within any 3 days, and no two open with the same wording. [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-deepen-2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Reviewed on WhatClinic: rating 4.8 from 73 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 Organization and MedicalBusiness. [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-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. Marco A. Muñoz Cavallini [s1] [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-doclic] [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-ccdcr-287068] | Certified prosthodontist, implant specialist (founder) | 287068 | 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. Marco Muñoz Peralta [s1] [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-doclic] [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-ccdcr-1547097] | Dental implant specialist | 1547097 | 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
- 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://aestheticdentistrycr.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 4052-4680 |
| +506 8865-1707 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/cavallinidental/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Calles 28-30, Avenida 3 bis #2841 (300m north and 25m west of Pizza Hut Paseo Colón), 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://aestheticdentistrycr.com/ | address, phone, WhatsApp, dentists, services, 3D imaging, on-site lab, English site | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://aestheticdentistrycr.com/affordable-dental-pricing-costa-ri… | published prices for cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation, xray | 2026-07-14 |
| s3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/san-jose/dr-marco-mu… | WhatClinic: clinic profile "Dr Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic", Calles 28-30, Avenida 3 bis 2841, San José: rating 4.8 from 73 verified reviews, the newest dated 2026-07-01 (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dr+Marco+Mu%C3%B1oz+Cavallini+Int… | most recent review posted about 2 weeks before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: MUNOZ CAVALLINI — CCDCR registry shows MARCO ANTONIO MUNOZ CAVALLINI, código 287068, especialidad PROSTODONCIA, Estado Activo — exact specialty match to clinic's 'Certified prosthodontist, implant specialist'. | 2026-08-26 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-ccdcr-287068 | 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 287068: one record — MARCO ANTONIO MUNOZ CAVALLINI, specialty PROSTODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-ccdcr-1547097 | 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 1547097: one record — MARCO ANTONIO MUNOZ PERALTA, specialty IMPLANTOLOGIA ORAL, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-deepen | https://aestheticdentistrycr.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD declares the types Organization and MedicalBusiness, alongside BreadcrumbList, WebPage and WebSite. | 2026-10-02 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-deepen-2 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1748450011983510777&hl=en | Google listing "Dr Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic" (Cosmetic dentist; C. 28 28 - 30, San José, Pitahaya, 10102, Costa Rica), read 2026-10-02 in 3 review orders (lowest-rated first, newest first, most relevant first): 4.8 from 128 reviews (1★ 5 / 2★ 1 / 3★ 1 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 119); 14 distinct reviews read, dated 2022-03-03 to 2026-08-31, 0 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 3 review orders (14 distinct reviews, dated 2022-03-03 to 2026-08-31; 4.8 from 128): owner replies false; recurring complaints true; suspicious review patterns false. |
| 2026-10-02 | Read the clinic's website HTML on 2026-10-02: structured data: present. |
| 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 with exactly matching registered specialties. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site advertises 'Sleep Dentistry' with IV sedation administered by a certified anesthesiologist |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.8 (127 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
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