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A prosthodontist is dental specialist in the restoration and replacement of teeth. Extensive training and education provide
the prosthodontist with the skills for restoring optimum function and aesthetics for your smile. These include: crowns, bridges, veneers, inlays, complete and removable partial dentures, and dental implants
and crowns.
For more information on prosthodontics, go to: www.prosthodontics.org
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Experience
Professor at Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Private Practice in Prosthodontics, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica.
Clinical Internship in Maxillofacial Prosthetics at Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Clinical Internship, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Clinical Internship, Louisiana State University, School of Dentistry, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Private Practice in General Dentistry Buenos Aires, Puntarenas, San José, Costa Rica.
Head of Dental Department, Ministerio de Salud, Buenos Aires, Puntarenas, San José, Costa Rica.
Social Service, Ministerio de Salud, Buenos Aires, Puntarenas, San José, Costa Rica.
Education
Postgraduate Degree in Prosthodontics, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Degree of Dental Surgery, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Imparted Lectures
Annual Student Table Clinic Competition of New Orleans Dental Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Implant Prosthetics Training in New Orleans Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the American Equilibration Society, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Annual LSUSD/NODA Student Table Clinic Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Publications
1995 "A multiple tray technique to implant retained orbital prosthesis", Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1995 Feb; 73:2, 158-61
1993 "Book Review on: Video Journal of Implant Dentistry", Journal of Impant Dentistry 1993; Vol. 2, No.3: 207.
1993 "Book Review on: Spectra System Restorative Manual", Journal of Implant Dentistry 1993; Vol. 2, No.4: 276.
Professional Memberships
Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas
Secretary of the Academy of Prosthodontics of Costa Rica.
The International Congress of Oral Implantogists
The implant Prosthodontic Section of the ICOI
Atended Meetings
2004 "Esthetics in the new millennium" Louisiana State University, August 2004. Louisiana, USA
2002 "Curso básico de Protección radiológica". Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica. August, 2002. San José, Costa Rica.
2001 "3i's Technology and Research Forum". Oct 26-27, 2001. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.A.
1998 "Construcción de una práctica dental estética con los últimos avances", September 1998, San José, Costa Rica.
1999 "Coronas y puentes para una estética predecible". FUNDECO, August 1997. San José, Costa Rica.
1997 Protesi Titanio Gasyti System. June 1997, Italy.
1997 Excelco Material Training and Ney Equipment Training Course, May 14 - 16, 1997. Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
1996 The 15th International Symposium on Ceramics, 19-21 July, 1996 Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
1996 I Congreso Centroamericano de Prostodoncia, San José, Costa Rica
1995 XXVI Congreso FOCAP 95 (Federación Odontológica de Centroamérica y Panamá), San José, Costa Rica
1994 VI Baylor Dental Week, San José, Costa Rica
1994 "Completion of The Curriculum in The Surgical Aspects of Branemark System", New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
1994 "International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) / Roland Meffert Symposium", New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
1994 "Thirty-Nineth Annual Meeting of the American Equilibration Society", Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
1993 "Eight Annual Meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration", San Antonio, California, U.S.A.
1993 "International Congress of Oral Implantologists(ICOI) / American College of Oral Implantology(ACOI) Winter Symposium", New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
1993 "Forty Second Annual Scientific Session of The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics", Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
1993 "Implant Prosthetics Trainig Programs in New Orleans (Calcitek System)", New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
1993 "Steri-oss Dental Implant System", Certification Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
1992 "Spectra Implant System, Certification Program", New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
1992 "44th Annual New Orleans Dental Conference", New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
1991 III Baylor Dental Week, San José, Costa Rica
1990 II Baylor Dental Week, San José, Costa Rica
1989 I Baylor Dental Week, San José, Costa Rica
1988 "Nuevos aspectos clínicos sobre labio y paladar fisurado y otras anomalías craneofaciales para el odontólogo general y su práctica diaria", San José, Costa Rica.
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