Goodness Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 62.8/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #6 of 14 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
62.8/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#662.8/100
- Best for Expats#859/100
- Best for Dental Implants#754.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#644/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#863.8/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#262.8/100
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 explicitly describes general anesthesia (patient completely asleep, cannot be aroused) as an option distinct from conscious IV sedation [goodness-dental-sedation]
Summary
Goodness Dental is an American-owned, multi-specialty clinic in Escazú, San José, founded by Dr. Peter Aborn, with a large bilingual specialist team (prosthodontists, endodontists, periodontists, maxillofacial surgeons). It offers implants, cosmetic dentistry, All-on-4/6 and full-mouth restoration and markets internationally. Prices are not published on the site.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 18.5 of 20 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
20 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
18.5 / 20
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 [goodness-dental-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [goodness-dental-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [goodness-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner replies to reviews on the Google listing: 3 of the 5 newest reviews answered, owner reply dated 2026-09-18 (read 2026-09-26). [goodness-dental-gbp-2026-09-26] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | TripAdvisor presence [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Reviewed on WhatClinic: rating 4.6 from 15 reviews. [goodness-dental-platforms] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
8 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
5 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
5 / 10
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, MedicalOrganization and MedicalBusiness. [goodness-dental-deepen] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Own pages rank prominently for name and Escazú dental queries. [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | 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. Peter Aborn [s1] [goodness-dental-doclic] [goodness-dental-ccdcr-160898] | Prosthodontics / cosmetic and implant dentistry (founder, NYU-trained) | 160898 | 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. Andrés Brenes [s1] [goodness-dental-doclic] [goodness-dental-ccdcr-424210] | Chief Prosthodontist | 424210 | 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. Alejandro Sáenz [s1] [goodness-dental-doclic] [goodness-dental-ccdcr-1375093] | Chief Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | 1375093 | 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. Mauricio Briceño [s1] [goodness-dental-doclic] [goodness-dental-ccdcr-258904] | Oral and Periodontal Surgeon | 258904 | 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. Mauricio Madrigal [s1] [goodness-dental-doclic] [goodness-dental-ccdcr-210902] | Chief Endodontist | 210902 | 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. Laura Masís [s1] [goodness-dental-doclic] [goodness-dental-ccdcr-288905] | Periodontics | 288905 | 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. Eduardo Corrales [goodness-dental-roster-2026-09-10] | General dentistry | not verified | — |
| Dr. Laura Rodríguez [goodness-dental-roster-2026-09-10] | General dentistry | not verified | — |
| Dr. Jorge Cruz [goodness-dental-roster-2026-09-10] [goodness-dental-doclic-twin] | General dentistry | not published | — |
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
- 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
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.goodnessdental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1 866-218-1036 |
| https://www.facebook.com/GoodnessDentalCenter/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Habitat Empresarial Escazú, Floor 3, Escazú, San José 10201, 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.goodnessdental.com/about-us/dental-team/ | specialist names and specializations, bilingual team | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://www.goodnessdental.com/contact-us/ | address and phone in Escazú | 2026-07-14 |
| s3 | https://smilejet.app/ | Google rating 4.6 and review count 259 (SmileJet-cached) | 2026-07-14 |
| goodness-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Goodness+Dental+Costa+Rica/@9.932… | most recent review posted about 1 month before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| goodness-dental-sedation | https://www.goodnessdental.com/dental-procedures/sedation-dentistry… | "During general anesthesia, you are completely asleep and cannot be aroused. General anesthesia requires breathing support, while an anesthesiologist monitors your vital signs." | 2026-08-25 |
| goodness-dental-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: SAENZ ALEJANDRO, then ALEJANDRO SAENZ — CCDCR registry shows ALEJANDRO SAENZ GUTIERREZ, código 1375093, especialidad CIRUGIA ORAL-MAXILOFACIAL, Estado Activo — exact specialty match to clinic's 'Chief Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon'. Same registrant also matches a same-named doctor listed at DDS Dental Costa Rica. | 2026-08-26 |
| goodness-dental-roster-2026-09-10 | https://www.goodnessdental.com/about-us/dental-team/ | The clinic's own dental-team page, read in full 2026-09-10: it names Eduardo Corrales, Laura Rodríguez, Jorge Cruz, Andrés Brenes, Alejandro Sáenz, Mauricio Briceño and Mauricio Madrigal — that is, every dentist either of the two twin cards listed except Peter Aborn and Laura Masís, whose surnames do not occur on the page — alongside Carlos Fiorito, David Chin Wo Astúa, Emilio Ramirez, Enid Murillo, Esteban Cascante, Jennifer Guevara, Karen Yurell, Melissa Jiménez and Monica Arguedas. | 2026-09-10 |
| goodness-dental-doclic-twin | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: 'Jorge Cruz' and 'Jorge Cruz Cruz' on CCDCR Listado Odontólogos (2026-08-25) — no matching record; confirmed the search engine is functioning by also searching 'Cruz' alone (19+ active/suspended Cruz-surnamed dentists returned, none named Jorge). No record of a dentist named Jorge Cruz found in Costa Rica's sole open dentist registry. [Recorded here 2026-09-10 by copying the reading from the twin card costarica-dental (same clinic, same dentist); the register was not re-read on that date.] | 2026-08-25 |
| sq | search:dental clinic Escazú Costa Rica dentist English speaking | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-17. | 2026-08-17 |
| goodness-dental-gbp-2026-09-26 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13990573221189103678&hl=en | Google listing read on 2026-09-26: rating 4.7 from 494 reviews; star histogram 1★ 30 / 2★ 5 / 3★ 0 / 4★ 2 / 5★ 457; newest review dated 2026-09-17; 3 of the 5 newest reviews carry an owner reply, latest dated 2026-09-18. | 2026-09-26 |
| goodness-dental-ccdcr-160898 | 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 160898: one record — PETER STEVEN ABORN, specialty PROSTODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| goodness-dental-ccdcr-424210 | 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 424210: one record — ANDRES BRENES CARMONA, specialty PROSTODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| goodness-dental-ccdcr-1375093 | 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 1375093: one record — ALEJANDRO SAENZ GUTIERREZ, specialty CIRUGIA ORAL-MAXILOFACIAL, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| goodness-dental-ccdcr-258904 | 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 258904: one record — MAURICIO BRICENO MIRANDA, specialty ADMINISTRACION EN SERVICIOS DE SALUD, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| goodness-dental-ccdcr-210902 | 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 210902: one record — MAURICIO MADRIGAL HERRERA, specialty ENDODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| goodness-dental-ccdcr-288905 | 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 288905: one record — LAURA MASIS PENA, specialty PERIODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| goodness-dental-platforms | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/san-jose/goodness-de… | WhatClinic: clinic profile "Goodness Dental", Habitat Empresarial Escazú, floor 3, staff including Dr Andrés Brenes and Dr Mauricio Madrigal: rating 4.6 from 15 verified reviews, the newest dated 2026-08-28 (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| goodness-dental-deepen | https://www.goodnessdental.com/ | Homepage HTML read on 2026-10-02: JSON-LD declares the types Dentist, MedicalOrganization and MedicalBusiness, alongside WebSite. | 2026-10-02 |
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 2026-09-18). |
| 2026-09-25 | Aligned with the clinic's entry on costaricadentalrating.com: recorded Convenient opening hours (no), Google indexing quality (good) from sources read on 2026-08-17. |
| 2026-09-10 | Twin parity (costarica-dental / sanjose-dental publish the same clinic): the two cards named seven different dentists between them, and the clinic's own dental-team page read 2026-09-10 names all seven. 3 dentist(s) named only on the twin card are added here with the twin's licence value, specialization and register reading. The page also names nine dentists neither card carries and does not name Peter Aborn or Laura Masís; neither is acted on by this pass. |
| 2026-08-26 | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no clinic/establishment register exists for Costa Rica; clinic-level licensing not searched): all 6 named doctors matched active CCDCR records, most confirmed by matching registered specialty; Dr. Mauricio Briceño's registered specialty (health-services administration) differs from the clinic's marketing description. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site explicitly describes general anesthesia (patient completely asleep, cannot be aroused) as an option distinct from conscious IV sedation |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: website returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch but loaded live in-browser (confirmed live); not permanently closed per Maps; Google rating changed 4.6->4.7, review count changed 259->492; Maps profile lists phone +1 866-218-1036 vs stored +506 4037-0040 (recorded as correction, not independently confirmed on-site due to fetch block); captured Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
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