Semana Santa Holy Week is one of the most popular and busiest holiday weeks of the year in Costa Rica. Our clinic will be closed from April 11-17th. We will be monitoring our emails periodically throughout the week so please do leave us a message as your oral health is important to us.

We hope you have a wonderful Easter Holiday.

So thankful for your thoughtfulness. Grateful for awesome patients, the girls love it when patients are so happy they bring treats..

A Veneer Restoration Vacation in Costa Rica with Dr. Bernal Soto is something to smile about

Thank you yes I have received and your detailed email answered all my questions In fact I had sent email to several clinics and yours was the most comprehensive.

Absolute best, not only dentist experience, but any medical clinic experience I have ever had. The staff and doctors were absolutely amazing, not only in the work they did but also going out of their way to make sure we were safe and had the best experience possible in every way. Beautiful, clean clinic with the best and top quality equipment of any place I have ever been to. Lori, Dr. Soto and all the rest of the staff were wonderful to us and did top quality work. Very grateful and beyond satisified with their service and treatment.

Porcelain Veneers with Dr. Bernal Soto   

A noninvasive cost-effective way to change the shape, size and color of teeth, Porcelain Veneers can be used when people are not happy with their current smile, perhaps certain antibiotics as a child led to staining,  or a fall led to a chipped front tooth, perhaps it is to even out a smile and correct minor deficiencies, or defects, or perhaps teeth have changed  in shape and color with age.   

Veneers are the best first step in a patient makeover process and can dramatically help the patient look and feel 10 years younger, they can noticeably change patient outlook and confidence levels.   

“My philosophy, or protocol, is always a conservative, noninvasive highly cosmetic and natural approach to each cosmetic case.”  Dr. Bernal Soto, DDS, Masters in Restorations over complex cases.

Today, having a mouth free of biological and functional problems is not enough! Patients want beautiful smiles that are integrated with their physical characteristics, but also in harmony with its emotional aspects.

Digital Smile Design(DSD) presents a new face of dentistry, more human, emotional and artistic, further enhancing our noble profession in society,  using video and natural settings we can clearly see because after all there are not many things in this life that are more important than a healthy, natural, confident and beautiful smile!

The DSD concept aims to assist the dentist and patient alike in 3 aspects:

Improved Planning and Design of an Aesthetic Smile.

Improved communication between the dentist and the patient; thereby increasing the participation in the design process of your own smile.

Educate patients about the benefits of treatment.

For decades, dental clinicians have sought to harmonize the shapes of the teeth with the entire face based on parameters such as gender, personality, and age; however, truly successful results have been elusive. Modern dentistry has to be modernized in order to meet the aesthetic expectations of our most demanding patients.  To achieve this type of result, the modern dentist needs to go beyond just being a good professional.

With the DSD concept each patient goes through a quick study process taken by video and pictures in our onsite dental studio, we study the results of the patient talking and acting naturally with the patient and  then based on this we make a mold of their mouth from a wax up, at this time we choose the form and size of the new teeth through Visagism - The Visagism concept helps dental clinicians provide restorations that account not only for esthetics, but also for the psychosocial features of the created image, which affect patients’ emotions, sense of identity, behavior, and self-esteem. These factors, in turn, affect how observers react to patients following treatment.

Then we try the new smile proposal in the mouth, the patient can smile, talk, and evaluate if the new smile is filling their esthetic expectations or if changes need to be made. At this moment all is completely reversible, because we are not touching the real teeth. We do this with acrylic over your real and natural teeth. Digital Smile Design brings true visualization into focus for the patient allowing them to see in real time the final result of the restoration before the dental treatments commences.             

DSD looks at the patient, the personality as well as the entire structure of the face to ensure the result matches with the aesthetic look of the face as well as the personality of the patient. 

Micro Dentistry at DaVinci’s Dental Care

Microscopic, enhanced dentistry (or micro dentistry) allows the team at DaVinci’s Dental Care the ability to see the tiniest details that are simply impossible to visualize with the naked eye or loupes, or glasses with magnification in the lenses.

DaVinci’s Dental Care has taken the lead in Costa Rica with this endeavor into microscopic dentistry. Less than one percent of general dentists in North America use microscopes to perform examinations.

We have selected surgical operating microscopes that give a clear, magnified perspective. This enlarged 3D image facilitates a more accurate diagnosis and precise treatment. Greater visual acuity with the surgical microscope's wide range of magnification, and bright illumination, and removes a lot of guess work that can take place with "eyes only" dentistry. Because many fractures and cavities are too difficult to see with the naked eye or loupes, the microscope strongly assists the team at DaVinci’s Dental Care in spotting the fine dividing line between healthy and unhealthy situations.

Patients can watch as the treatment is performed, if they like, since the microscope projects the image on a monitor in the treatment room. The doctors can also then show and discuss with the patient what is shown under the microscope to explain the treatment plan, removing any doubt or confusion. Higher magnification allows the dentist to see more clearly so that we can identify and correct problems early on, which saves the patient time, money, and ensures a beautiful smile.

With Micro Dentistry, the team at DaVinci’s Dental Care can provide a win-win situation for both the patient and the practitioner.