Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 73.9/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #7 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#773.9/100
- Best for Expats#774.3/100
- Best for Dental Implants#671.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Carenot ranked
- Best Price Transparency#286.2/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#775.2/100
- Best for Families / Childrennot ranked
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)#173.9/100
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) — General anaesthesia / deep sedation documented Site advertises 'Sleep Dentistry' with IV sedation administered by a certified anesthesiologist [s2]
Summary
The Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic is a long-established prosthodontics and implant clinic near Paseo Colón in San José, founded by prosthodontist Dr. Marco Muñoz Cavallini. It provides implants, full-mouth restoration, crowns, veneers and cosmetic dentistry with an on-site digital lab and 3D imaging, publishes a full price list, and markets to international dental-tourism patients.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Price Transparency: 15 of 15 points.
- Communication & Service: 8.5 of 10 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
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
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 [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh-tw] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ? | TripAdvisor presence | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Reviewed on WhatClinic: rating 4.8 from 73 reviews. [s3] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
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 | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Costa Rica | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Costa Rica | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Costa Rica | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Costa Rica dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [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. Marco A. Muñoz Cavallini [s1] [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-doclic] [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-ccdcr-287068] | Certified prosthodontist, implant specialist (founder) | 287068 | 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. Marco Muñoz Peralta [s1] [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-doclic] [dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-ccdcr-1547097] | Dental implant specialist | 1547097 | 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
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Reputation & Reviews: TripAdvisor presence
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Costa Rica
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Costa Rica
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Costa Rica
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Costa Rica
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Costa Rica dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
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
| Website | https://aestheticdentistrycr.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 4052-4680 |
| +506 8865-1707 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/cavallinidental/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Calles 28-30, Avenida 3 bis #2841 (300m north and 25m west of Pizza Hut Paseo Colón), San José, 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://aestheticdentistrycr.com/ | address, phone, WhatsApp, dentists, services, 3D imaging, on-site lab, English site | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://aestheticdentistrycr.com/affordable-dental-pricing-costa-ri… | published prices for cleaning, filling, crown, implant, consultation, xray | 2026-07-14 |
| s3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/san-jose/dr-marco-mu… | WhatClinic: clinic profile "Dr Marco Muñoz Cavallini International Dental Clinic", Calles 28-30, San José: rating 4.8 from 73 reviews (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: 'Munoz Peralta' — CCDCR Listado Odontólogos shows MARCO ANTONIO MUNOZ PERALTA, IMPLANTOLOGIA ORAL, código 1547097, Activo (2026-08-25). | 2026-08-25 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dr+Marco+Mu%C3%B1oz+Cavallini+Int… | Google rating 4.8 (127 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-refresh-tw | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dr+Marco+Mu%C3%B1oz+Cavallini+Int… | most recent review posted about 2 weeks before 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-ccdcr-287068 | 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 287068: one record — MARCO ANTONIO MUNOZ CAVALLINI, specialty PROSTODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| dr-marco-munoz-cavallini-international-dental-clinic-ccdcr-1547097 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=1… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 1547097: one record — MARCO ANTONIO MUNOZ PERALTA, specialty IMPLANTOLOGIA ORAL, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Other review platforms re-checked on 2026-10-01: WhatClinic profile with 73 reviews (4.8); the datum previously rested only on the clinic's own site. |
| 2026-09-25 | Aligned with the clinic's entry on sanjosedentalrating.com: recorded Review recency (within_3_months), General anaesthesia / deep sedation (sleep dentistry) (yes) from sources read on 2026-07-14, 2026-08-25. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed aestheticdentistrycr.com is live and matches stored name/address/phone; clinic open on Google Maps (not permanently closed). Recorded first Google rating 4.8 (127 reviews), Maps place URL and coordinates. Note: the Google Maps profile itself lists a different website (marcomunozcavallini.com) than the stored aestheticdentistrycr.com; both appear to belong to the same practice, stored site kept as it was directly verified live and correct. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed aestheticdentistrycr.com live with current 2026 content (Summer 2026 offer, active navigation/contact channels); name, address (Calles 28-30, Avenida 3 bis #2841, San Jose), and phone (+506 4052-4680 intl. line) all match stored data, no corrections. Google Maps rating/review count could not be re-captured this cycle: the Maps place page returns only an unrenderable JS shell via available fetch tools and browser automation was not connected today, so prior reputation values are retained unchanged rather than guessed. |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (CCDCR): both listed dentists found active/registered; Costa Rica has no clinic-level licence registry. |
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