Dr. Jorge Santamaría

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private practice in various prestigious dental clinics across Costa Rica since 2013. Specialized in prosthodontics with an emphasis on dental implants and cosmetic procedures. Clinical experience includes oral and maxillofacial surgery at Hospital San Juan de Dios and dental clinics at Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social as a clinical extern.

EDUCATION

MASTER DEGREE IN DENTISTRY WITH EMPHASIS IN PROSTHODONTICS

Universidad de Costa Rica, San José. Graduation February 2023.

PROSTHODONTIC INTERNSHIP

Universidad de Costa Rica, 2015.

GENERAL PRACTICE RESIDENCY

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San José, September 2013.

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND COURSES

Participated in international congresses such as Midwinter Meeting in Chicago, Ivoclar Congress in Bogota, Colombia, and multiple sessions of the Academy of Osteointegration Annual Meetings in various locations including Orlando, Florida, and Los Angeles, California.

Zimmer Academy, Parsippany NJ and Carlsbad CA, 2021-2022.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Second award in Research at the Research Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2015.

LANGUAGES

• Spanish
• English