Established in 2007, Advance Dental Costa Rica, opened its doors when its founder, Dr. Eugenio Brenes returned from California, where he had just finished his residency in oral restorations and dental aesthetics. He is certified as a Specialist both in the US and in Costa Rica.
We are located within JCI approved CIMA Hospital, where Dr. Brenes is also the Head of Dental Surgery and Dental Emergencies.
Our highly qualified and caring team of Specialists (all dental specialties are available at Advance Dental), along with all of our dental assistants and staff, will thrive to provide you with the best dental experience of your life.
At Advance Dental Costa Rica, education and academic preparation are important, and so are external certifications, sterilization and safety protocols. However, you will see that everyone in our team is committed to make you feel comfortable and to answering all of your questions, all while providing successful and predictable dental solutions.
This is why we are certified and approved by international organizations, that verify that our clinic has the same sterilization standards, emergency handling protocols, staff training and facility design as any dental clinic in the United States of America. Thus, we can guarantee you will be receiving the highest level of personal safety and dental care.
Dr. Eugenio J. Brenes
Clinical Director and Prosthodontist at Advance Dental Costa Rica
Head of Dental Surgery at CIMA Hospital
Education
- Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry – July 2004-July 2007
- Residency in Advanced Prosthodontics, Loma Linda, California, USA
- Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry – September 2003-June 2004
- Preceptorship in Advanced Prosthodontics, and Dental Implants, Loma Linda, California, USA
- Universidad Internacional de las Americas – January 1999 – May 2003 Doctor in Dental Surgery
- Master in Business Administration, INCAE Business School – July 2010 – November 2011
Publications
- Got a Passport, Get a Smile Medical Tourism Magazine, December 2007
- Brenes, E.J: Elaboración de Prótesis Totales: Presentación de Caso Clínico, Revista Científica Odontológica, Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas, Año 1, Vol 1 Pag. 21-21
- Abstracts for the American Equilibration Society: Newsletter 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Lectures
- Costa Rica Academy of Endodontics, Success of Prosthodontic Procedures, Tintos y Blancos, Multiplaza Escazu, June 24, 2010
- Implant Overdentures, Principles and Techniques (Hands-on), Feb 9, 2007, Loma Linda University Coleman Pavilion, Wong Kerlee Internacional Conference Center
Teaching Experience
- Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Ulacit, Co-Director of the post grad lectures on Modern Prosthodontic Techniques, 2009-2010
- Faculty of the Dental Restorative Department, Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry 2004-2007
Memberships and Affiliations
- Member Academia Costarricence de Prostodoncia
- Member of the American Dental Association
- Members of the American College of Prosthodontics
- Member of the Loma Linda University Alumnus Association
- Member of Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica
Languages
Dr. Melissa Rojas Zúñiga
Pediatric Dentist at Advance Dental Costa Rica
About
She completed a 2-year residency at the National University of Colombia, specifically at the Hospital de La Misericordia (HOMI), with emphasis on systemically compromised and disabled children, with an internship for children with cleft palate in Germany and Switzerland. Dr. Rojas is a member of the Colombian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Sara Gómez
Orthodontist at Advance Dental Costa Rica
About
In 2016, she returns to Costa Rica in 2016 and starts as the specialist in Orthodontics at Advance Dental Costa Rica. Among other affiliations Dra Gómez collaborates as a clinical teacher at the dental school of the University of Costa Rica.
Dra. Gómez is updated in the different current Orthodontic treatment techniques:
Aesthetic orthodontics with porcelain brackets and sapphire crystal.
Invisible orthodontics: Invisalign and Lingual Orthodontics.
Orthodontics with conventional metal brackets and self-ligating.
Dra Gomez is trained in: early treatment (functional orthopedics), corrective Orthodontics and pre-surgical orthodontics (surgical patients requiring orthognathic surgery).
