Team

Education

2010 – 2011 Internship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami
2008 – 2010 Scholarship in Oral Implantology at the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami
2007 – 2008 General Practice Residency in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami
2001 – 2006 Doctor of Dental Surgery Latin American University of Science and Technology. San Jose, Costa Rica.

Certifications

2007 Costa Rican 2012 implant program by Dr. Iván Navarro and Dr. Miguel Alfaro. More than 75 hours.
2010 Introduced advanced cardiac life support.
- Examinations of the National Dental Boards of March 2010 (NBDE I – II).

Professional Memberships

2007 Current member of the American Dental Association.
2007 Current member of the International Congress of Oral Implantology.
2007 Current member of the Academy of Osseointegration.
2007 Current member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
2006 Current member of the College of Dental Surgeons of Costa Rica.

Meetings

- San José, Costa Rica, 2006 Costa Rican Association of Dental Congresses, Annual Meeting.
- San José, Costa Rica, 2007 Costa Rican Association of Dental Congresses, Annual Meeting.
- San Francisco, California, 2007 Annual meeting of the International Congress of Oral Implantology
- Boston, Massachusetts, 2008 Academy of Osseointegration Annual Meeting.
- San José, Costa Rica, 2008 Costa Rican Association of Dental Congresses, Annual Meeting.
- Chicago, Illinois, 2008 Annual meeting of the International Congress of Oral Implantology.
- San Diego, California, 2009 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration.
- Bogotá, Colombia, 2009 Zimmer Dental IV International Latin American Congress.
- San José, Costa Rica, 2009 Costa Rican Association of Dental Congresses, Annual Meeting.
- San José, Costa Rica, 2009 College of Dental Surgeons, National Annual Meeting.
- San José, Costa Rica 2010 College of Dental Surgeons, National Annual Meeting.
- New York, New York 2012 NYU College of Dentistry Global Implantology Week.

Work Experience

2004 Assistant Surgeon, Hospital México, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, San José, Costa Rica.
2006 – 2007 Zimmer Dental / Quality- 1 Scientific Consultant, San José, Costa Rica.
2006 – 2007 Invited Instructor to the Six Month Implants Program in Costa Rica.
2007 - Present Private practice dedicated to Dental implants and minor oral surgery. San Jose, Costa Rica.
2011 - Current Clinical Assistant Professor at the Latin American University of Science and Technology, Department of Implant Dentistry.