There is no need to look for a dentist in Costa Rica anymore! Our dental clinic was founded in 1968 and currently has a group of experienced and trained dentists and staff. Our specialists have solid training, accreditations, and excellent qualifications in Costa Rica!
• DDS, University of Costa Rica.
• Prosthodontics, University of Missouri, United States, Graduated in 1979 (Prosthodontist).
EDUCATION
Board Certified Prosthodontist
- Liceo de Costa Rica, Bachelor in Sciences, December 1959
- University of Costa Rica, Doctor in Dental Surgery, May 1968
- University of Missouri, Graduate Removable Prosthodontics, May 1979
OTHER STUDIES AND AWARDS
- The American Society of Dentistry for Children. Certificate of Merit, 1968
Dental Association of Costa Rica. “Some aspects of the Problems in Removable Partial Prótesis.” December 1976 - IV Costa Rican-Panamanian Dental Meeting. Chiriquì Panama. Junio 1982
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Predoctoral course of Maxillo Temporomandibular Dysfunctions. May 1983
- Normandie Study Group for TMJ Dysfunction. Diagnosis and Treatment of TMJ disorders. May 1983
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) “State of the Art Implantology” Annual Meeting World Assembly, September 1983
- Alabama Implant Study Group. 1984 Alabama Implant Congress X. 1984
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry. AAID Research Foundation. The University of California, San Francisco. “ Innovations in Implantology” October, 1985
- Dr. Dale Hall. Dental Implant Seminar. April 1987
- American Dental Association. Annual Session. Las Vegas Nevada, 1987
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Annual Scientific Program. World Conference-Oral Implants. Las Vegas Nevada, 1987
- Ivoclar AG-Vivadent AG. Isosit, Inlay, Onlay, IPS Ceramic Course. March 1990
- University of Costa Rica. “Technical Application of Isosit Resin Inlay/Onlay in Laboratory and Clinical Applications.” June 1990. San Josè, Costa Rica
- Core-Vent System of Osseointegrated Implants. Surgical & Prosthetic Training Program. Ventura California, November 1990
- Western District of The American Academy of Implant Dentistry. “Implant Oral Reconstruction, Prosthetic and Surgical Techniques”. California USA. November 1990
- American College of Oral Implantology. Annual ACOI Winter Symposium. Sub-periosteal Implants. Surgical Demonstration Course. Lake Worth Florida, January 1991
- The Midwest Implant Institute & Center for the Advancement of Dentistry. S-371 SubPeriosteal Implant Course. June 1991
- The American Academy of Implant Dentistry and the AAID Research Foundation. 41ST Annual Scientific Program. “Oral Implantology/ Implant Dentistry” Orlando, Florida, 1992
- CIOCAP. 1ST Congress of Oral Implantology of Central America and Panama. February 1996. San Josè, Costa Rica
- The Western District of The American Academy of Implant Dentistry. “Implants, Longterm Successes and Failures.” Newport Beach, California March 1997
- Boston Institute of Dental Implantology and Bone Augmentation. “Fundamentals of Oral Implantology.” October 1998
- MAP International Seminars. “ Advanced Bone Grafting” Palm Harbor, Florida. September 1999
- Sulzer Medica, Sulzer Calcitek, Inc. Coastal Jaw Surgery & Sulzer Calcitek presents: “Advanced Bone Grafting Course.” Palm Harbor, Florida September 1999
- The Costa Rican Board of Dentists. San Jose Dental Meeting. October 1999
- University of Miami School of Medicine. 1ST Symposium on “Platelet Rich Plasma & it`s Growth Factors”. February-March 2002. Orlando Florida
- International Congres of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI). Implant Prosthodontic Section. “ ICOI World Congress XXII and 7TH Implant and Prosthodontic Symposium” Las Vegas Nevada, June 2004
MEMBERSHIPS
- The Costa Rican Board of Dentists. 1968
- National Geographic Society, The Officers Board of Trustees. July 1976
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry. 1992
- Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS) of ICOI. May 1999
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists. (ICOI) May 1999
- Costa Rican Academy of Prosthodontics
• DDS, University of Costa Rica.
• Master in Oral Implantology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Dental Implants Specialist).
• Diplomate in Aesthetic Dentistry, London Dental Institute, London, England.
EDUCATION
Board Certified Dental Implant Specialist
- Saint Francis College, Bachelor in Sciences, December 1989
- University of Costa Rica, Doctor in Dental Surgery, April 1997
- Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Graduated in 2015
- London Dental Institute, London England, Graduated in 2024
OTHER STUDIES
- Dental Scientific Congress Association. Restorative Dentistry May 1994
- Dental Scientific Congress Association. 9th Congress. September 1994.
- Dental Federation of Central America and Panama. XXVI Congress May 1995
1st Congress of Implant Dentistry of Central America and Panama. February 1996. - Dr. Gerard Chiche. LSU-Dental School “ Dental Cosmetics”. 1st Congress of implant Dentistry of Central America and Panama . February 1996.
- University of Costa Rica-Baylor School of Dentistry, USA. VII Congress. March 1996.
- Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. Dental Restoratives Course. November 1996.
- The Western District of The American Academy of Implant Dentistry. AAID “ Implants, Long Term Successes and Failures”. NewPort Beach, California. March 1997.
- Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “Course: Crowns and Bridges for Predictable Esthetics”. August 1997
- Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “ Construction of a Cosmetic Dental Practice with the Latest Trends”. Dr. William Dorfman-“Extreme Make Over” TV Show.
- Boston University- Dental Scientific Congress Association. “ Periodontics, Occlusion and Implants Course”. February 1998.
- Baylor School of Dentistry USA- Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “Endodontics: New Techniques”. Including Thermoplastic. 1998.
- Boston Institute of Dental Implantology and Bone Augmentation. “Fundamentals of Oral Implantology.” October 1998
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) – Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS). 1st Dental Implant Congress of Guatemala. July 1999
- Sybron Dental Specialties and Odontomèdica. “ Esthetic Restorative Dentistry, Techniques for a Technological Vanguardist Practice”. September 1999.
- The Costa Rican Board of Dentists. San Jose Dental Meeting. October 1999.
- Dr. Hilt Tatum. “ Sinus Graft and Sterilization Training”. April 2000.
- 3rd ICOI-IPS Implant Prosthodontic Symposium, National Association of Dental Laboratories, American Association for Dental Research. August 2000, Chicago Illinois USA.
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) – Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS) “ ICOI World Congress XXII and 7th Implant Prosthodontic Symposium, June 2004. Las Vegas, Nevada.
- OCO Biomedical. “ One Stage, One Piece, Immediate Load Implants, ISD-ISI System” November 2005.
- OCO Biomedical. “ One Stage, One Piece, Immediate Load Implants, ISD-ISI System” February 2006.
- The 11th Annual Implant Prosthetic Symposium, August 22-24, 2008.Chicago , Illinois.
- BICON Short Implants and Innovative Sinus Techniques. May ,2009. Bethesda Maryland.
- 2014- University of Vienna Human Cadaver course.
- 2023 All on X Course Implant Ninja.
LANGUAGES
- 1997- TOEFL test approve.
AWARDS
- Dental Scientific Congress Association. -IV Award for Scientific Research in Dentistry September 1997
MEMBERSHIPS
- The Costa Rican Board of Dentists 1997
- The International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) November 2001
- The Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS) of the ICOI November 2001
• DDS, Universidad Latinoamericana Ciencia y Tecnologia
• Master in Oral Implantology Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Dental Implants Specialist).
EDUCATION
- Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
SPECIAL COURSES
- 2023- “All on Arch” Full Arch surgery and rehabilitation course., Odontoskills, Mexico City
- 2023- International digital Implant week, NYU Dentistry, New York, USA
- 2020- Advances in soft and hard tissue regeneration, Dr Giuseppe Cicero, online webinar
- 2019- Vienna Human Cadaver course
- 2015- Advance Bone and Tissue Regeneration Program, Zimmer Dental Central
America. - 2015- ZI Advance Bone and Tissue Grafting Cadaver Course, Dr Monish Bhola,
Miami Anatomical Research Center. - 2015- Surgical Cadaver Course of Study in Dental Implantology, Zimmer Institute.
- 2012- Dental Aesthetic Course, Odontopolis Dental Training Center.
- 2012- Rehabilitation over Implants Course, Odontopolis Dental Training Center.
- 2011- MIS implants System Course, MIS Costa Rica.
- 2011- “Direct Composite Veneers Course”, Odontopolis Dental Training Center.
- 2011- “Advance Technics in Implantology”, Odontopolis Dental Training Center.
- 2011- Advanced course in Oral Implantology, Implantology, and Periodontics
International Academy (AIIP). - 2010- “Oral Pathology” 3-day Course, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in
ULACIT.
EXPERIENCE
- Dr Marco Muñoz Cavallini, GP, Implants and Oral Rehabilitation, 2011- Present
LECTURES
- 2022 – Conditioning, Optimization, and Reconstruction of Periodontal and Peri-implant Tissues, San José, Costa Rica
- 2022 – Digital Xperience, Trendent, San José, Costa Rica
- 2019 – First North America MOI Congress, Montreal, Canada
- 2019 – Digital Solutions in Implantology, Full Arch Precise Digital Impressions, PIC Dental, San José, Costa Rica
- 2015 – V Congress of the Costa Rican Association of Operative Dentistry and Biomaterials, San José, Costa Rica
- 2015 – Keynote Lecture: “3D Bone Reconstruction” by Dr. Yamil Lesmes, San José, Costa Rica
- 2010 – XXV Scientific and Dental Congress by ACCO
- 2008 – XXIII Scientific and Dental Congress by ACCO
LANGUAGES
- 2016- TOEFL test approve
- 2016- Basic level A1 in German, Goethe-Zentrum-Costa Rica
• DDS, Universidad Latina.
EDUCATION
- Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
EXPERIENCE
- Maxilofacial Prosthetics Public Health Services 2017
- Dr Marco Muñoz Cavallini, GP, Implants and Oral Rehabilitation, High Complexity cases 2018- Present
LANGUAGES
- 2019- TOEFL test approve
LECTURES
- Digital Solutions Workshop in Implantology by MIS Implants, July 2019.
- Digital Dentistry Symposium by Dentsply Sirona, July 2019.
- Aesthetic Rehabilitation Planning by Belograd Academy, March 2020.
- Therapeutic Aesthetic-Functional Applications with Botulinum Toxin and Hyaluronic Acid, August 2022.
• DDS, Universidad Latina.
EDUCATION
- Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
SPECIAL COURSES
- Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry Symposium, june 2016, 2019, 2022.
- Bisco Be Better Experience, july 2018, Bisco, Schaumburg Illinois.
- Implant Dentistry Comprehensive Program, july 2021, Zimmer Headquarters, New Jersey.
EXPERIENCE
- Dr Marco Muñoz Cavallini, Rehabilitation of more than 250 full mouth restorations with implants and teeth. 2018- Present
LANGUAGES
- 2019- TOEFL test approve
