Guanacaste Dental Center (Drs. Parra)
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 64.4/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #12 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 September 2026
64.4/100
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1264.4/100
- Best for Expats#1263.5/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1259.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#667.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#1344.1/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1068.2/100
- 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 No sedation or anesthesia information found on site
Summary
Dental practice on Avenida 11 in central Liberia run by Dr. Enrique Parra, offering cosmetic and implant dentistry, crowns, veneers, dentures and root canals with an in-house dental laboratory. The website is available in English, Spanish, German and Italian and states the practice serves international patients. An emergency phone number and Saturday morning hours are published.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
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
20 / 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 Dr. Parra presented as Maestro Técnico Dental y Cirujano Dentista. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Real clinic photos Own-named premises photos [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Service list published [s1] | 3/3 |
| ✓ | Clear contact details [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | English website version Site offered in English, Spanish, German and Italian. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Address and map published [s1] | 2/2 |
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 price figures on any of the service pages read [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-2] | 0/3 |
| ✗ | Cleaning price listed [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-3] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Filling price listed [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-4] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Crown price listed [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-5] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Implant price listed [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-18] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | Consultation price listed [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-19] | 0/2 |
| ✗ | X-ray / imaging price listed [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-20] | 0/2 |
Reputation & Reviews
14 / 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 [guanacaste-dental-center-refresh] | 4/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [guanacaste-dental-center-refresh] | 1/3 |
| ◐ | Review recency as of 2026-09-25 [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-21] | 1.5/3 |
| ✓ | Clinic responds to reviews Owner reply to a November 2019 review, posted 2019-12-13: "Thanks for your recommendation!" [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-22] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints 0 of 20 reviews at 1-2 stars [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-23] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns 100% five-star but base is only 20 (below the >30 threshold for that signal); dates spread over years with established accounts [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-8] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-24] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence No listing found in a TripAdvisor name search, and no TripAdvisor link on the clinic's website [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-10] [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-25] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Listed on WhatClinic as "Clinica Dental Enrique Parra" with verified patient reviews [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-11] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
11.5 / 15
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
| ✓ | On-site X-ray [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-26] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | CBCT (3D imaging) [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-27] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Implantology [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Orthodontics No dedicated orthodontics service or orthodontist documented; the only mention is a generic list of specialties the X-ray device can diagnose across [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-7] | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Oral surgery Extractions listed among services. [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✗ | Pediatric dentistry No pediatric dentistry documented on any service or team page read [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-12] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Emergency care Emergency phone number published. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
| ✓ | Works with international patients Site states international patients are served; multilingual site. [s1] | 2/2 |
Communication & Service
7 / 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-language site and international patient focus. [s1] | 2.5/2.5 |
| ✗ | Pre-visit consultation possible Only phone/WhatsApp/email contact; no online booking or estimate-request mechanism [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-9] | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Clear service explanations Pages explain the clinical process and conditions, not just a service name [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-6] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Convenient opening hours Saturday 8:00-12:00 in addition to weekday hours. [s1] | 1.5/1.5 |
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 Liberia, Costa Rica" on 2026-09-25. [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-13] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Costa Rica Not present in the top web results for "English speaking dentist Liberia, Costa Rica" on 2026-09-25. [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-14] | 0/1 |
| ✗ | Mentioned for: dental implants Costa Rica Not present in the top web results for "dental implants Liberia, Costa Rica" on 2026-09-25. [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-15] | 0/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Costa Rica Clinic's own site ranks 5th for "emergency dentist Liberia, Costa Rica" on 2026-09-25. [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-16] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | Mentioned for: Costa Rica dental clinic for expats Clinic's own site ranks 4th for "Liberia, Costa Rica dental clinic for expats" on 2026-09-25. [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-17] | 1/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ✓ | Google indexing quality Own domain ranks in top results for a generic Liberia dentist query. [sq] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Dedicated service pages [guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-28] | 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. Enrique Parra [s1] [guanacaste-dental-center-doclic] [guanacaste-dental-center-ccdcr-229303] | Cirujano Dentista; Maestro Técnico Dental (dental technician master) | 229303 | 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
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- 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
| Website | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 2665-4368 |
| +506 8456-1452 | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Avenida 11, Liberia, Guanacaste, 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://guanacastedentalcenter.com/ | Address Avenida 11 Liberia, phone, WhatsApp, email, Dr. Enrique Parra, services (cosmetic, implants, crowns, veneers, dentures, root canals, extractions), in-house lab, hours incl. Saturday, emergency number, site in EN/ES/DE/IT, international patients. | 2026-09-25 |
| sq | search:dental clinic Liberia Guanacaste Costa Rica dentist | AI/search visibility scout 2026-08-17. | 2026-08-17 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: 'Enrique Parra' — CCDCR shows ENRIQUE PARRA CONEJERO, código 229303, Activo, exact first+last-name match (2026-08-25). | 2026-08-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dental+Center+Dr.Parra/@10.631365… | Google rating 5.0 (20 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/our-laboratory/ | Laboratory and surgery-room pages show own-hosted photos including ClinicaParra_40.jpg and ClinicaParra_42.jpg | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-2 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/dental-implants/ | Crowns, implants, prophylaxis, resin restorations, assessment, panoramic-x-ray and procedures overview pages all carry no price figures | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-3 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/prophylaxis/ | Prophylaxis (cleaning) page carries no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-4 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/resin-restorations/ | Resin restorations (fillings) page carries no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-5 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/dental-crowns/ | Dental crowns page carries no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-6 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/dental-assessment/ | Assessment page explains the diagnostic process ("clinical examination and complementary examinations... generate a prognosis, treatment plan"); panoramic-x-ray page explains the Planmeca device and its CBCT capability | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-7 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/panoramic-x-ray/ | "Planmeca ProMax 3D Max meets multiple diagnostic requirements: endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, implantology..." -- describes the device's general capabilities, not the clinic's own orthodontic service; no orthodontics page or orthodontist among the team pages | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-8 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10050783108633572314&hl=en | Reviews dated 2026-03, 2026-02, 2025-11 (x2), 2024-03, 2023-03, 2019-11, 2019-10; base = 20 reviews | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-9 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/contact/ | Contact page lists address, office phone and WhatsApp-text number; no booking widget or online consultation form | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-10 | https://www.tripadvisor.com/TypeAheadJson?action=API&query=Guanacas… | TripAdvisor name search for "Guanacaste Dental Center Parra" returned only unrelated geography/attraction/hotel results | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-11 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/liberia/clinica-dent… | WhatClinic profile "Clinica Dental Enrique Parra in Liberia, Costa Rica" read 2026-09-25: 3 verified patient reviews, rating 4.8; the clinic's own site names its director Dr. Enrique Parra | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-12 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/dental-procedures-costa-rica/ | Procedures overview and dedicated service pages (crowns, bridges, implants, prophylaxis, resin restorations, whitening) list no pediatric dentistry; team page lists no pediatric specialist | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-13 | search:best dentist Liberia, Costa Rica | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com (x2), medicaltourismco.com (x2), placidway.com (x2), costaricadentalguide.com (x2), dentavacation.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-14 | search:English speaking dentist Liberia, Costa Rica | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com, mytanfeet.com, lsdentalcostarica.com, medicaltourismco.com (x2), dentavacation.com (x2), dentaldepartures.com, costaricadentalguide.com; the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-15 | search:dental implants Liberia, Costa Rica | Web search on 2026-09-25: results 1–9 were whatclinic.com, lsdentalcostarica.com, placidway.com (x5), dentavacation.com (x2); the clinic's site and name were not among them. | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-16 | search:emergency dentist Liberia, Costa Rica | Web search on 2026-09-25: result 5 — https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/, title "Guanacaste dental center – Dentistry Guanacaste Costa Rica – Enrique Parra Dental Care", the clinic's own domain. | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-17 | search:Liberia, Costa Rica dental clinic for expats | Web search on 2026-09-25: result 4 — https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/, title "Guanacaste dental center – Dentistry Guanacaste Costa Rica – Enrique Parra Dental Care", the clinic's own domain. | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-18 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/dental-implants/ | Dental implants page carries no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-19 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/dental-assessment/ | Dental assessment page describes the diagnostic visit and treatment-plan process with no fee stated | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-20 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/panoramic-x-ray/ | Panoramic X-ray / Planmeca ProMax 3D Max page describes the equipment with no price figure | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-21 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10050783108633572314&hl=en | Google listing: newest read review dated 2026-03-09 (5 stars) | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-22 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10050783108633572314&hl=en | Owner reply to violet force (2019-11-28), posted 2019-12-13: "Thanks for your recommendation!" | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-23 | https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10050783108633572314&hl=en | Histogram 5★ 20 of 20, no 1-2 star reviews | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-24 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/contact/ | Site header links to facebook.com/Guanacastedentalcenter on every page checked | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-25 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/ | None of the 24 pages of the clinic's website (per its sitemap) links to TripAdvisor; read 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-26 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/panoramic-x-ray/ | Dedicated page documents an in-house Planmeca ProMax 3D Max panoramic X-ray system | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-27 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/panoramic-x-ray/ | "Planmeca ProMax 3D Max uses conical beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology and provides high quality images in three dimensions" | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-deepen-28 | https://guanacastedentalcenter.com/ | Separate pages for Dental Bridges, Dental Crowns, Dental Assessment, Prophylaxis, Resin Restorations, Dental Implants, Teeth Whitening, Our Laboratory, Surgery Room, Panoramic X-Ray | 2026-09-25 |
| guanacaste-dental-center-ccdcr-229303 | 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 229303: one record — ENRIQUE PARRA CONEJERO, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Search visibility checked on 2026-09-25 for the five standard Liberia, Costa Rica queries: present for "emergency dentist Liberia, Costa Rica", "Liberia, Costa Rica dental clinic for expats"; not present for "best dentist Liberia, Costa Rica", "English speaking dentist Liberia, Costa Rica", "dental implants Liberia, Costa Rica". |
| 2026-09-25 | Re-read on 2026-09-25: the clinic's crowns, implants, prophylaxis, resin-restoration, assessment, panoramic-X-ray, procedures, team, about and contact pages, its Google listing and its WhatClinic profile. Recorded: on-site panoramic X-ray and CBCT (Planmeca ProMax 3D Max); no orthodontics or pediatric dentistry in the service list; no prices anywhere on the site; genuine own photos of the clinic and laboratory; Facebook presence; dedicated pages per procedure; a general contact form only, with no remote consultation or estimate offer; a WhatClinic profile with verified reviews. Google reputation: newest review March 2026, owner replies to reviews, all 20 reviews five-star (too small a base to signal manipulation on its own), no other signs of manipulation. Not found on TripAdvisor. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed guanacastedentalcenter.com is live and matches stored name/address/phone; clinic open on Google Maps (listed there as "Dental Center Dr.Parra"). Recorded first Google rating 5.0 (20 reviews), Maps place URL and coordinates. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed guanacastedentalcenter.com live and functioning (multi-language site, contact form, staff pages); name (Dental Center Drs. Parra / Guanacaste Dental Center), address (Avenida 11, Liberia), and phone (+506 2665-4368) match stored data, no corrections. The site's own 'leave a Google review' link exposed the clinic's Google Place ID, from which a canonical Maps place URL was constructed and recorded. Star rating/review count could not be observed (the Maps place page itself is an unrenderable JS shell via available fetch tools; no browser automation available today). |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against CCDCR: sole listed dentist found active/registered. |
| 2026-08-17 | Imported from the city-tier dataset. |
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