Chaves Dental Care
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 54.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #16 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
54.4/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1654.4/100
- Best for Expats#1647.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1652/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#1635.4/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)not ranked
General Anaesthesia & Deep Sedation
Whether the clinic documents treatment under general anaesthesia or deep / twilight sedation — "sleep dentistry", where the patient is asleep and unaware (does not feel, see, or hear the procedure). Ordinary conscious sedation, where the patient stays awake and responsive, does not count here. This is informational and does not affect the transparency score.
- ? General anaesthesia / deep sedation (sleep dentistry) — Not verified Site returns fatal PHP/WordPress error; could not access any content
Summary
Clinic in Jacó operating since 2003, led by Dr. Darío Chaves and Dr. Karla Camacho Cuadra (both Universidad de Costa Rica graduates), with stated coverage of general dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery. The site documents digital dentistry equipment including an Orthophos SL 3D imaging system and offers implants, All-on-4/All-on-6, aligners and full-mouth reconstruction. A US contact number and English-language site target international patients.
Street address is published on third-party directories (PlacidWay, local Jacó directory); the clinic's own contact page gives only 'Jaco Beach Costa Rica'.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 12 of 15 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
No category fell below the weakness threshold (50% of verifiable points).
Score Breakdown
Every criterion below is scored from public sources. ✓ verified yes · ✗ verified no / not found · ◐ partial · ? unverified (scores 0, not a negative finding).
Information Transparency
18 / 20
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
| ✓ | Has a working website [s1] | 4/4 |
| ✓ | Dentist names listed [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Dentist specializations listed [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Google listing photos show clinic equipment and the branded storefront [chaves-dental-care-deepen-7] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] [s2] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Address and map published | 0/2 |
Price Transparency
0 / 15
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
| ? | Prices or price ranges published No public price list found on the pages reviewed. | 0/3 |
| ? | Cleaning price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Filling price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Crown price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Implant price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | Consultation price listed | 0/2 |
| ? | X-ray / imaging price listed | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
11.5 / 20
Public review signals. The Google rating is adjusted with a Bayesian prior (rating 4.0, weight 25) so a 5.0 from a handful of reviews does not outrank a 4.8 from hundreds.
| ◐ | Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted) as of 2026-08-26 [chaves-dental-care-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [chaves-dental-care-refresh] | 1/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25 [chaves-dental-care-deepen-8] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✗ | No recurring complaints Three independent reviews describe restorative work failing or not being honored as quoted [chaves-dental-care-deepen] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 87.5% five-star, dates spread over years, no single-review-account cluster [chaves-dental-care-deepen-9] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No TripAdvisor listing: two searches of TripAdvisor's own index on 2026-10-01 find nothing for the clinic; the clinic's website answered only with an error page that day. [chaves-dental-care-deepen-10] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on PlacidWay and other medical-tourism directories. [s3] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
12 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray Orthophos SL 3D panoramic imaging system documented. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) Orthophos SL 3D is a 3D (CBCT-capable) imaging unit per the clinic's own equipment description. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Orthodontics Invisible aligners and orthodontics specialization stated. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Oral and maxillofacial surgery stated. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Pediatric dentistry | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Emergency care | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients US contact number and English-language site targeting international patients. [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
2 / 10
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
| ✓ | WhatsApp / LINE available [s1] | 2/2 |
| ? | Response speed | 0/1.5 |
| ? | English spoken English site and US number; explicit staff-language statement not found. | 0/2.5 |
| ? | Pre-visit consultation possible | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Clear service explanations | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Convenient opening hours Monday-Friday 8:00-18:00; weekends closed. [s2] | 0/1.5 |
AI & Search Visibility
5.5 / 10
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Costa Rica", "English speaking dentist Costa Rica", "dental implants Costa Rica", "emergency dentist Costa Rica", "Costa Rica dental clinic for expats".
| ✗ | Mentioned for: best dentist Costa Rica Not present in the top web results for "best dentist Jacó" on 2026-09-25. [chaves-dental-care-deepen-2] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Costa Rica Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Jacó" on 2026-09-25. [chaves-dental-care-deepen-3] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: dental implants Costa Rica Named as "Chaves Dental Care" in a 4th-ranked listing for "dental implants Jacó" on 2026-09-25. [chaves-dental-care-deepen-4] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Costa Rica Not present in the top web results for "emergency dentist Jacó" on 2026-09-25. [chaves-dental-care-deepen-5] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Costa Rica dental clinic for expats Named as "Chaves Dental Care" in a 3rd-ranked listing for "Jacó dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25. [chaves-dental-care-deepen-6] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Own domain and subpages rank for name and Jacó dental queries. [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages Separate pages for contact, about, and treatments on own domain. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. A verified “not published” is recorded as a red flag; data we have not checked yet is shown as unverified and carries no penalty.
Clinic operating licence: not checked against public sources yet — unverified, no penalty
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Darío Chaves [s1] [s3] [chaves-dental-care-doclic] [chaves-dental-care-ccdcr-235803] | General dentistry, implants (DDS, Universidad de Costa Rica); founder (2003) | 235803 | Membership code in the public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica, membership of which is compulsory to practise dentistry; listed as active (checked 30 September 2026). |
| Dr. Karla Camacho Cuadra [s1] [chaves-dental-care-doclic] [chaves-dental-care-ccdcr-361208] | DDS, MS (Universidad de Costa Rica) | 361208 | Membership code in the public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica, membership of which is compulsory to practise dentistry; listed as active (checked 30 September 2026). |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Information Transparency: Address and map published
- Price Transparency: Prices or price ranges published
- Price Transparency: Cleaning price listed
- Price Transparency: Filling price listed
- Price Transparency: Crown price listed
- Price Transparency: Implant price listed
- Price Transparency: Consultation price listed
- Price Transparency: X-ray / imaging price listed
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Medical Infrastructure: Pediatric dentistry
- Medical Infrastructure: Emergency care
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Pre-visit consultation possible
- Communication & Service: Clear service explanations
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
Unverified items score 0 points but are not treated as negative findings. If you can document any of them, please send a correction.
Contact Information
| Phone | +506 2643-3221 |
|---|---|
| +506 8669-5005 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/chavesdentalclinic/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Calle Jacó Sol, primera casa, frente al Hotel Mónaco, Jacó, Puntarenas 61101, Costa Rica |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://chavesdentalcare.com/ | Dentist names and credentials, services (implants, All-on-4/6, dentures, full-mouth reconstruction, aligners, crowns, veneers, root canals, whitening, amalgam removal), Orthophos SL 3D imaging, digital dentistry, US phone, WhatsApp, email. | 2026-08-17 |
| s2 | https://chavesdentalcare.com/contact-us/ | Phones (US 313-915-2051, CR 2643-3221), WhatsApp +506 8669-5005, email, hours Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00, location stated only as Jaco Beach Costa Rica. | 2026-08-17 |
| s3 | https://www.placidway.com/profile/845/Chaves-Dental-Care | Street address (Calle Jacó Sol, primera casa, frente al Hotel Mónaco, Jacó 61101); clinic opened in 2003. | 2026-08-17 |
| s4 | https://www.facebook.com/chavesdentalclinic/ | Facebook presence under the clinic name in Jacó. | 2026-08-17 |
| sq | search:dental clinic Jaco Costa Rica dentist | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-17. | 2026-08-17 |
| chaves-dental-care-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: 'Karla Camacho Cuadra' — CCDCR shows KARLA CAMACHO CUADRA, ENDODONCIA, código 361208, Activo, exact match (2026-08-25). | 2026-08-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chaves+Dental+Clinic/@9.6174929,-… | Google rating 4.5 (40 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2817185355774492918&hl=en | Derek Fowler (2023-11-06): wrong-size posts, "in 1 year 2 of my crowns came off", cavity under a crown; Shanda Simpson (2024-03-12): snap-on "broke" a day after placement, overcharged; Zoran Ninkovic (2024-04-24): bridge tooth mismatched color, loose implant crown not fixed | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-2 | search:best dentist Jacó | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were tripadvisor.com, whatclinic.com (x3), garabitodentalcr.com, dentavacation.com (x2), jacodentist.com, dentaldepartures.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-3 | search:English speaking dentist Jacó | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x2), premierdentalcarejaco.com, dentavacation.com (x2), dentaldepartures.com, garabitodentalcr.com, en.wikipedia.org, medicaltourismco.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-4 | search:dental implants Jacó | Web search on 2026-09-25: result 4 — https://chavesdentalcare.com/, title "Chaves Dental Care - Jaco Costa Rica - Dental Implants.". | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-5 | search:emergency dentist Jacó | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x2), en.wikipedia.org, premierdentalcarejaco.com, downtowndentaljax.com, dentavacation.com, emergencydentalservice.com, ortegafamilydental.com, dentaldepartures.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-6 | search:Jacó dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-25: result 3 — https://chavesdentalcare.com/, title "Chaves Dental Care - Jaco Costa Rica - Dental Implants.". | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-7 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2817185355774492918&hl=en | Listing photos include a dental milling unit and the clinic's own storefront reading "DARIO CHAVES DENTAL CLINIC" | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-8 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2817185355774492918&hl=en | Google listing: newest read review dated 2026-08-13 (5 stars) | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-9 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2817185355774492918&hl=en | Histogram 1★ 4 / 2★ 1 / 5★ 35 of 40; reviews dated 2026-08, 2026-06 (x2), 2026-04, 2024, 2023, 2019 | 2026-09-25 |
| chaves-dental-care-ccdcr-235803 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=2… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 235803: one record — JORGE DARIO CHAVES OLARTE, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| chaves-dental-care-ccdcr-361208 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=3… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 361208: one record — KARLA CAMACHO CUADRA, specialty ENDODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| chaves-dental-care-deepen-10 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Chaves%2… | TripAdvisor's own search for "Chaves Dental Care Jaco" and for "Chaves Dental" (2026-10-01) returned dental clinics in other countries and unrelated places, none in Jacó; no listing for this clinic | 2026-10-01 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Searched TripAdvisor on 2026-10-01 for the clinic by its name with and without the town: no TripAdvisor listing, so TripAdvisor presence is recorded as absent. |
| 2026-09-29 | Corrected 2026-09-29: address and map published now unverified: the clinic has no website and its social page was not checked for this. |
| 2026-09-25 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Jacó queries: present for "dental implants Jacó", "Jacó dental clinic for expats"; not present for "best dentist Jacó", "English speaking dentist Jacó", "emergency dentist Jacó". |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's Google listing; the clinic's website (chavesdentalcare.com) returned a server error on every attempt that day. Recorded from the listing: genuine photos of the storefront and equipment; newest review August 2026; a recurring theme of restorative work failing or charges changing from the original quote across three independent reviews; no signs of manipulation. Still unverified: prices, services and structured data on the clinic's own website, owner replies to reviews, and TripAdvisor presence. |
| 2026-09-10 | Website https://chavesdentalcare.com/ has been offline since the 2026-08-26 link sweep and was re-probed dead on 2026-09-10 (3 attempts, protocol and host variants, Maps listing checked for a replacement); removed from the card. |
| 2026-08-26 | Link-rot cleanup 2026-08-26: pruning 3 dead source(s) confirmed unreachable in an external-link check (checked 2026-08-26) and re-confirmed dead by direct recheck where applicable. s1 [https://chavesdentalcare.com/]: https://chavesdentalcare.com/ (attempt1: This operation was aborted; attempt2 (+30s): HTTP 500, other->stable-dead on recheck) | s2 [https://chavesdentalcare.com/contact-us/]: https://chavesdentalcare.com/contact-us/ (attempt1: This operation was aborted; attempt2 (+30s): HTTP 500, other->stable-dead on recheck) | s3 [https://www.placidway.com/profile/845/Chaves-Dental-Care]: https://www.placidway.com/profile/845/Chaves-Dental-Care (HTTP 404, rotten) |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: chavesdentalcare.com is currently broken — both a direct request and a browser load returned a WordPress fatal PHP error (a TypeError raised inside one of the site's own plugins), not the clinic's content. The domain resolves and is reachable, so not classified dead, but the site is effectively non-functional today. Clinic itself confirmed active and not permanently closed via its Google Maps profile (listed there as "Chaves Dental Clinic"), where address and phone match stored values. Recorded first Google rating 4.5 (40 reviews), Maps place URL and coordinates. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: chavesdentalcare.com returned HTTP 500 Internal Server Error on every path tried (homepage and /contact-us/), so name/address/phone/operating status could not be confirmed from the clinic's own site this cycle — no corrections made, stored data retained as-is. The business's Facebook page ('Chaves Dental Clinic | Jaco') and a PlacidWay listing still exist and were found today, suggesting it has not obviously closed, but this is secondary evidence, not a primary-source confirmation, so operatingStatus is recorded as unclear rather than open. Google Maps rating/review count not re-captured (Maps place page unrenderable via available fetch tools; browser automation unavailable). |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against CCDCR: both listed dentists found active/registered. |
| 2026-08-17 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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