Registro de cambios
Cada actualización de datos, corrección y cambio de metodología se registra aquí y en el historial de cambios de cada clínica. La clasificación se actualiza cada vez que cambian los datos públicos de base.
| Fecha | Objeto | Cambio |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Advance Dental Costa Rica | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): all 5 named doctors matched active CCDCR records, four confirmed by matching registered specialty. |
| 2026-08-26 | Art Dental Care | 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. |
| 2026-08-26 | CLEO Dental (Drs. Castro) | 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. |
| 2026-08-26 | Costa Rica Dental Team | 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. |
| 2026-08-26 | DCW Dental Center | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): the clinic's own team page supplied the founder's first name (Jorge), resolving an otherwise ambiguous two-candidate CCDCR match to Jorge Andres Chin Wo Astua, código 203501, Activo. |
| 2026-08-26 | DCW Dental Center | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 3 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in the fleet external-link sweep (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. dcw-dental-center-sedation [https://dcwdental.com/dental-clinic-treatments/]: https://dcwdental.com/dental-clinic-treatments/ (attempt1: HTTP 500; attempt2 (+30s): HTTP 500, other->stable-dead on recheck) | s1 [https://dcwdental.com/]: https://dcwdental.com/ (attempt1: HTTP 500; attempt2 (+30s): HTTP 500, other->stable-dead on recheck) | s2 [https://dcwdental.com/our-dentists/]: https://dcwdental.com/our-dentists/ (attempt1: HTTP 500; attempt2 (+30s): HTTP 500, other->stable-dead on recheck) |
| 2026-08-26 | DDS Dental Costa Rica | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): 5 of 6 named doctors matched active CCDCR records, most confirmed by matching registered specialty; 'Dr. Enrique González' could not be disambiguated among an extremely common surname's ~200 active registrants. |
| 2026-08-26 | Design Dent (DesignDentCR) | 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. |
| 2026-08-26 | Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic | 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. |
| 2026-08-26 | Freer Dental Aesthetic and Implants Center | License verification 2026-08-26, re-checked 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): 4 of 6 named doctors matched active CCDCR records; 'Dr. Josue Chavez' (Oral Surgery) has a probable but unconfirmed CCDCR match — JOSUE CHAVES ALFARO, código 411510, especialidad PERIODONCIA, Estado Activo, found via the 'Chaves' spelling variant the initial search missed — left null (registered specialty conflicts with the clinic's marketed profile) rather than marked false; 'Dr. Andrea González' could not be disambiguated among several same-named active registrants. |
| 2026-08-26 | Goodness Dental | 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. |
| 2026-08-26 | Meza Dental Care | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): founder Dr. Alberto Meza matched an active CCDCR record. |
| 2026-08-26 | New Smile Dental Group | License verification 2026-08-26 against CCDCR (no Costa Rica clinic/establishment register exists; clinic-level licensing not searched): all 6 named doctors matched active CCDCR records, most confirmed by matching registered specialty. |
| 2026-08-26 | Nova Dental | 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, three confirmed by matching registered specialty. |
| 2026-08-26 | Prisma Dental | License verification 2026-08-26 against Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (CCDCR, the sole statutory dental registry — Costa Rica has no public clinic/establishment license register, so clinic-level licensing was not searched): all 6 named doctors matched active (Activo) CCDCR records by name, several confirmed further by matching registered specialty. |
| 2026-08-26 | Star Dental Implant Center | 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, three confirmed by matching registered specialty. |
| 2026-08-25 | Advance Dental Costa Rica | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.8 (52 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_year). |
| 2026-08-25 | Art Dental Care | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; Google rating changed 4.9->5.0, review count changed 59->84; captured Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_year). |
| 2026-08-25 | CLEO Dental (Drs. Castro) | 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). |
| 2026-08-25 | CLEO Dental (Drs. Castro) | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. FAQ explicitly states general anesthesia is offered for nervous surgical patients |
| 2026-08-25 | Costa Rica Dental Team | 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). |
| 2026-08-25 | Costa Rica Dental Team | 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 | DCW Dental Center | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 4.8 (17 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
| 2026-08-25 | DCW Dental Center | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. Site states implant surgery can be done under 'conscious sedation performed by an anesthesiologist' (patient stays conscious) |
| 2026-08-25 | DDS Dental Costa Rica | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 5.0 (480 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_year). |
| 2026-08-25 | Design Dent (DesignDentCR) | 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). |
| 2026-08-25 | Design Dent (DesignDentCR) | 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 | Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic | 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). |
| 2026-08-25 | Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site advertises 'Sleep Dentistry' with IV sedation administered by a certified anesthesiologist |
| 2026-08-25 | Freer Dental Aesthetic and Implants Center | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 5.0 (374 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
| 2026-08-25 | Freer Dental Aesthetic and Implants Center | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site explicitly lists general anesthesia with certified anesthesiologists for All-on-4/6 procedures |
| 2026-08-25 | Goodness Dental | 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). |
| 2026-08-25 | Goodness Dental | 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 | Metodología v1.3.0 | Corrected how the two licensing red flags are applied ("Clinic operating licence not published" and "Dentists / their licences not listed"). Previously they were applied whenever licensing data was absent from our records, which treated unchecked data as a negative finding — contrary to the methodology's own rule that unverified data is a fact about our coverage, not about the clinic. Both flags now apply only where we have verified that the information is not published. Manual licensing flags that rested on unverified data were removed from the affected clinics. No other scoring rules changed; most scores rise because the incorrect penalty is removed. |
| 2026-08-25 | Meza Dental Care | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; Google rating changed 4.7->4.6, review count changed 136->168; captured Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
| 2026-08-25 | New Smile Dental Group | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address unchanged, not permanently closed; site and Maps both now show phone +506 4010-3333 vs stored +1 800-661-2126 (recorded as correction); Google rating changed 4.3->4.4, review count changed 30->35; captured Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (older). |
| 2026-08-25 | Nova Dental | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; Google rating unchanged at 4.9, review count changed 116->131; captured Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_year). |
| 2026-08-25 | Prisma Dental | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; Google rating changed 4.6->4.7, review count changed 157->186; captured Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
| 2026-08-25 | Star Dental Implant Center | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, not permanently closed; captured first Google rating 5.0 (37 reviews), Maps URL, geo coordinates, and review recency (within_3_months). |
| 2026-08-25 | Star Dental Implant Center | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): documented as available. Site offers 'IV sedation (conscious or twilight sedation)' — twilight sedation qualifies as asleep/unaware |
| 2026-08-23 | Metodología v1.2.0 | Added an informational "Sedation & general anaesthesia" availability field to every clinic and a new "Sleep Dentistry (Sedation / GA)" list, for patients who cannot tolerate — or would rather not be awake for — treatment. This field is informational and does not change any transparency score. |
| 2026-07-08 | Metodología v1.1.0 | Added licensing transparency: clinics are now penalised when they do not publish their operating licence, or do not list their dentists together with their professional licence numbers. Each clinic page now shows a Licensing & Credentials section. |
| 2026-07-03 | Metodología v1.0.0 | Initial public methodology. |