Implant Dentistry Made Simple — Costa Rica
Foundations · Registration Open · January 2027
Implant DentistryMade Simple.
Plan it. Place it. Manage it. Restore it.
A live-patient training program for dentists placing their first implants — four days in San José, Costa Rica, with faculty beside you at every step.
Register for the January Cohort
Presented by Dental Office Solutions · Elite Smile Implant Institute — Costa Rica
AAID Credentialing Pathway
40 CE HOURS 8 Zoom + 32 participation
Course overview
A live-patient training program in implant surgery for dentists who want to start placing implants with a strong clinical foundation. Eight hours of live virtual preparation on Zoom, then four days at an authorized clinical training facility in San José, Costa Rica, where participants take implant cases from evaluation to restoration: treatment planning and implant positioning, guided and freehand placement, flap management and extractions, post-extraction placement, and restorative planning for implant-supported crowns and bridges — on live, pre-screened patients.
Led by Dr. Andrew W. Kelly. Costa Rica faculty lead: Dr. Marco Vega. Surgical case logs completed in AAID format.
4 days
Live surgical immersion
40
CE hours · 8 Zoom + 32 participation
Live patients
Pre-screened cases
Costa Rica
San José · CCDCR authorized
Your lead instructor
Dr. Andrew W. Kelly, DDS
Diplomate, ABOI/ID · Honored Fellow, AAID
Dr. Kelly is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry and an Honored Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, with more than 30 years of experience in advanced implant surgery, postgraduate education, digital planning, and live-patient training. He leads this course alongside Dr. Marco Vega, Costa Rica faculty lead, and a clinical faculty of implant, oral surgery, and restorative specialists.
- Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry
- Honored Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)
- 30+ years in advanced implant surgery
- Postgraduate education and live-patient training
- Digital planning and guided surgery
Course format
Plan it. Place it. Manage it. Restore it.
Next cohort: January 25–28, 2027 · Top Dental Care, San José · 10 participants · 8 Zoom hours scheduled after registration
01 · Planning
Plan it
Patient evaluation, treatment planning, osseointegration, surgical planning, and implant positioning — the decisions that determine a case before the first incision.
02 · Surgery
Place it
Guided and freehand implant placement, flap management, extractions, and post-extraction implant placement — on live patients under faculty supervision.
03 · Problem solving
Manage it
Clinical problem-solving for difficult extractions, tooth fractures, and the unexpected surgical situations every implant dentist eventually meets.
04 · Restoration
Restore it
Restorative planning for implant-supported crowns and bridges, so the implant you place is the restoration you intended.
Throughout the four days: patient communication — presenting the diagnosis, treatment plan, surgical process, and restorative pathway clearly — and live-patient, hands-on surgery with case documentation completed as you go.
What sets this course apart
A beginner-focused program with the scope of a full clinical rotation.
Built for dentists who want to start placing implants with a strong clinical foundation. You operate on live, pre-screened patients — not on models — and leave with documented cases and a clear restorative pathway.
- Live-patient hands-on surgery
- Participants operate under faculty supervision
- Guided and freehand implant placement
- Treatment planning and osseointegration
- Flap opening and surgical management
- Implant placement in healed edentulous sites
- Post-extraction implant placement
- Selected dental extractions
- Complication and problem-solving principles
- Implant crowns and bridges
- Patient communication and case presentation
Where & how
San José, Costa Rica.
Top Dental Care — a CCDCR-authorized training facility. You arrive at SJO; we take it from there.
CCDCR Authorized. Written authorization from Costa Rica’s national dental board.
Direct flights from 25+ US cities. SJO is a hub.
English widely spoken. Costa Rica’s medical and tourism sectors operate fluently in English.
5 nights’ hotel included. All meals, airport transfers, daily clinic transport.
What’s included
Clinical
- 40 CE hours (8 Zoom + 32 participation)
- All live-patient surgical case materials
- IV sedation
- Surgical instrument kit (yours to keep)
- Surgical case logs in AAID format, signed by faculty
- Post-course Zoom case review with faculty
Experience
- 5 nights’ hotel
- Daily breakfast, refreshments, working lunch
- Welcome + graduation dinners
- Airport transfers
- Daily ground transport
Not included: international airfare, personal travel expenses.
Prerequisites
To operate under CCDCR authorization, participants must present the following:
Current dental license permitting practice in the United States — apostilled.
University dental degree or certificate — apostilled.
Need help with the apostille process? Contact Shirley and we’ll walk you through it.
The investment
$14,500
Tuition — Implant Dentistry Made Simple · 40 CE hours
Founding cohort pricing available through early enrollment only.
Already registered? Go to payment · Registration processed through Dental Office Solutions, LLC (Provider #315447)
Cancellation & refund policy
Clear terms, in writing.
The $1,500 deposit is non-refundable, but it is never lost: it can be applied as credit toward any other ESIIC course. The windows below apply to the tuition balance.
Full tuition refund or transfer to a future cohort. Deposit held as course credit.
100% refund50% of tuition refunded; 50% forfeited.
50% refundAfter the cutoff date.
No refund or transferThe faculty
Supervised at every critical step.
Dr. Andrew W. Kelly
Lead Instructor
Dr. Marco Vega
Costa Rica Faculty Lead
Dr. Rajiv Patel
Co-Director & Visiting Professor
Dr. Alex Wong Fernández
Implantology · Orthodontics
Dr. Adrián Wong
Oral Surgery & Implantology
Dra. Pilar Collado Carboni
Clinical Director · Restorative
Dr. Andrew W. Kelly
Lead Instructor
Dr. Marco Vega
Costa Rica Faculty Lead
Dr. Rajiv Patel
Co-Director & Visiting Professor
Dr. Alex Wong Fernández
Implantology · Orthodontics
Dr. Adrián Wong
Oral Surgery & Implantology
Dra. Pilar Collado Carboni
Clinical Director · Restorative
Dr. Andrew W. Kelly
Lead Instructor
Dr. Marco Vega
Costa Rica Faculty Lead
Dr. Rajiv Patel
Co-Director & Visiting Professor
Dr. Alex Wong Fernández
Implantology · Orthodontics
Dr. Adrián Wong
Oral Surgery & Implantology
Dra. Pilar Collado Carboni
Clinical Director · Restorative
Register
Register for the January cohort.
Two steps: complete the registration below, then secure your seat with a $1,500 deposit on the payment page that follows. The deposit is non-refundable but transferable as credit toward any other ESIIC course. Seats are limited to 10 participants. Prefer a dedicated page? Open the registration page →
Questions? Shirley@dentalofficesolutions.com · 336-414-3910
Authorization & Accreditation
Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica. Written authorization from Costa Rica’s national dental licensing board. All clinical training is conducted under their regulatory authority.
Dental Office Solutions, LLC is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org.
Dental Office Solutions, LLC is a Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2028. Provider #315447.
American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Cases completed during this course are documented toward AAID Associate Fellowship and Diplomate credentialing pathways.
CE disclosure
Dental Office Solutions, LLC, and the program speaker(s) have disclosed no relevant financial or commercial relationships with proprietary entities producing healthcare goods or services. This course is free of commercial bias and complies fully with ADA CERP and AGD PACE guidelines.