Prisma Dental
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 65.6/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #11 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 26 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#1165.6/100
- Best for Expats#1163.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#1064/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#473/100
- Best Price Transparency#1244.3/100
- Best English-speaking Clinics#1167/100
- Best for Families / Children#873.8/100
- 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) — No general anaesthesia or deep sedation documented IV/oral sedation explicitly conscious - 'you remain conscious and able to respond' [prisma-dental-sedation]
Summary
Prisma Dental is a multi-specialty clinic in Rohrmoser, San José, operating since 1985 and founded by Dr. Josef Cordero and Dr. Telma Rubinstein. It offers implants, cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric and emergency care with on-site digital/panoramic X-ray, CT scanning and an in-house lab, and markets to international dental-tourism patients. Prices are not published on the website.
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 20 of 20 points.
- Reputation & Reviews: 16 of 20 points.
- Medical Infrastructure: 15 of 15 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
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 [prisma-dental-refresh] | 5/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [prisma-dental-refresh] | 2/3 |
| ✓ | Review recency [prisma-dental-refresh] | 3/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ✓ | No recurring complaints [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | No suspicious review patterns [s1] | 2/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✓ | TripAdvisor presence [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms Reviewed on WhatClinic: rating 4.9 from 12 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. Josef Cordero Pinczanski [s1] [prisma-dental-doclic] [prisma-dental-ccdcr-927084] | Cosmetic and implant dentistry (founder) | 927084 | 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. Telma Rubinstein [s1] [prisma-dental-doclic] [prisma-dental-ccdcr-926084] | Cosmetic and restorative dentistry (founder) | 926084 | 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. Carolina Núñez [s1] [prisma-dental-doclic] [prisma-dental-ccdcr-502214] | Cosmetic and aesthetic dentistry | 502214 | 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. Roberto Hernandez [s1] [prisma-dental-doclic] [prisma-dental-ccdcr-158798] | Endodontics | 158798 | 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. Nadine Cordero [s1] [prisma-dental-doclic] [prisma-dental-ccdcr-497914] | Periodontics, implants | 497914 | 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. Lilliana Jiménez Chaves [s1] [prisma-dental-doclic] [prisma-dental-ccdcr-327406] | Orthodontics | 327406 | 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
- 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://prismadental.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 2291-5151 |
| https://www.facebook.com/prismadental/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | 300 metros Este de Plaza Mayor, Rohrmoser, 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://prismadental.com/about-us/ | founders, dentist names and specializations, services, in-house lab and imaging, English site | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://prismadental.com/contact/ | Rohrmoser address, phone, hours, emergency coverage | 2026-07-14 |
| s3 | https://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/costa-rica/san-jose/prisma-dental | WhatClinic: clinic profile "Prisma Dental", 300 m east of Plaza Mayor (Rohrmoser), San José: rating 4.9 from 12 reviews (checked 2026-10-01) | 2026-10-01 |
| prisma-dental-doclic | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/ | searched: 'Nadine Cordero' — CCDCR shows NADINE CORDERO RUBINSTEIN, PERIODONCIA, código 497914, Activo, matches clinic's Periodontics/implants specialization (2026-08-25). | 2026-08-25 |
| prisma-dental-sedation | https://prismadental.com/iv-sedation/ | FAQ: 'you remain conscious and able to respond to instructions unless general anesthesia is used' (GA itself not offered/described) | 2026-08-25 |
| prisma-dental-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prisma+Dental/@9.9429135,-84.1143… | Google rating 4.7 (186 reviews) as of 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| prisma-dental-ccdcr-927084 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=9… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 927084: one record — JOSEF CORDERO PINCZANSKI, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| prisma-dental-ccdcr-926084 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=9… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 926084: one record — TELMA RUBINSTEIN ERICH, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| prisma-dental-ccdcr-502214 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=5… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 502214: one record — CAROLINA NUNEZ GUTIERREZ, no specialty listed, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| prisma-dental-ccdcr-158798 | 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 158798: one record — ROBERTO HERNANDEZ VALERIN, specialty ENDODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| prisma-dental-ccdcr-497914 | https://www.colegiodentistas.org/listado-odontologos/?data_search=4… | Public register of the Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica (Listado de Odontólogos), search by código 497914: one record — NADINE CORDERO RUBINSTEIN, specialty PERIODONCIA, status Activo (active). | 2026-09-30 |
| prisma-dental-ccdcr-327406 | 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 327406: one record — LILLIANA JIMENEZ CHAVES, specialty ORTODONCIA-ORTOPEDIA, 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 12 reviews (4.9); 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) from sources read on 2026-08-25. |
| 2026-08-26 | Re-verification 2026-08-26: confirmed prismadental.com is live and matches stored name/address/phone; clinic open on Google Maps. Rating rose from 4.6 to 4.7 and review count from 157 to 186. Recorded Maps place URL and coordinates. |
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed prismadental.com live (site metadata shows last-modified 2026-08-14); name, address (300m East of Plaza Mayor, Rohrmoser), and phone (506-2291-5151) match stored data, no corrections. Found the clinic's own Google Maps short link (maps.app.goo.gl/6ZRDJDesGHRiBuUn8) on its site; following the redirect returned Google's real place URL and pin coordinates (9.9430335, -84.1143932), now recorded. The full Maps place page itself is not renderable via available fetch tools (JS shell only, no browser automation available today), so the star rating and review count (stored 4.6/157) could not be re-observed and are left unchanged. |
| 2026-08-25 | Recorded sedation / general anaesthesia availability (informational): not documented in public sources. IV/oral sedation explicitly conscious - 'you remain conscious and able to respond' |
| 2026-08-25 | License verification 2026-08-25 against CCDCR: all six listed dentists found active/registered, specialties consistent with clinic's own listings. |
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