CAD/CAM Subperiosteal Implants Course — Costa Rica
AAID Credentialing Pathway
32 CE HOURS Participation Hours (8:30 AM–5:30 PM)
Course overview
A live-patient training program in CAD/CAM subperiosteal implants — the answer for patients with severely atrophic ridges, where bone grafting isn’t an option. Over four days at an authorized clinical training facility in San José, Costa Rica, participants take subperiosteal implant placement from scan to seat: patient selection and framework design, periosteal elevation and site preparation, framework placement, and tissue closure — on live, pre-screened patients.
Led by Dr. Marco Vega. Case logs signed by the CCDCR Head Professor, Dr. Patel, and Dr. Kelly.
4 days
Live surgical immersion
32
Participation CE hours
Live patients
Pre-screened cases
Costa Rica
San José · CCDCR authorized
Your instructor
Dr. Marco Vega
Specialist in Advanced General Dentistry · Board of Directors, CCDCR
Dr. Vega is a Specialist in Advanced General Dentistry (Universidad de Costa Rica) and an instructor in UCR’s postgraduate Advanced General Dentistry program at Hospital San Juan de Dios, where he has practiced since 2011. A member of the Board of Directors of Costa Rica’s Dental Surgeons’ College (CCDCR) and past president of the Costa Rican Association of Advanced General Dentistry, he trains and lectures internationally on full-arch and implant-supported rehabilitation.
- ✓ Fellowship, International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI)
- ✓ Instructor, UCR Postgraduate Program — Oral Surgery Dept., Hospital San Juan de Dios
- ✓ President, Costa Rican Assoc. of Advanced General Dentistry (2015–2021)
- ✓ Full Arch with Immediate Loading — ILAPEO, Brazil (2025)
Course format
Subperiosteal implant placement, from scan to seat.
Next cohort: November 2026 · exact dates announced soon · Top Dental Care CR, San José · 8–10 participants
Day 1 — Planning & Case Design
Subperiosteal implant science, CBCT-to-framework CAD/CAM workflow, Division D patient selection. Participants review their assigned cases and submit written surgical plans.
Day 2 — Live Surgery: Subperiosteal Cases
Periosteal elevation, framework seating, fixation screw protocol, and primary closure — on live, pre-screened patients under faculty supervision.
Day 3 — Live Surgery: Additional Cases
Participants place and assist on additional cases. Surgical case logs completed in AAID Diplomate format.
Day 4 — Prosthetics, Complications & Certification
Healing phase and prosthetic timeline, complication management, AAID documentation review, individual faculty feedback, CE certificate ceremony.
Where & how
San José, Costa Rica.
Top Dental Care CR — 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
- ✓ 32 Participation CE Hours (8:30 AM – 5:30 PM)
- ✓ All live-patient surgical case materials
- ✓ IV sedation
- ✓ Surgical instrument kit (yours to keep)
- ✓ AAID case logs signed by the CCDCR Head Professor, Dr. Patel, and Dr. Kelly
- ✓ Post-course Zoom case review with Dr. Kelly and Dr. Rajiv Patel
Experience
- ✓ 5 nights’ hotel
- ✓ Daily breakfast, refreshments, working lunch
- ✓ Welcome + graduation dinners
- ✓ Airport transfers
- ✓ Daily ground transport
Not included: international airfare, personal travel expenses.
The investment
$20,000
Tuition — CAD/CAM Subperiosteal Implants
Registration processed through Dental Office Solutions, LLC (Provider #315447)
The faculty
Supervised at every critical step.
Dr. Marco Vega
Lead Instructor
Dr. Andrew Kelly
Diplomate, ABOI/ID
Dr. Rajiv Patel
Diplomate, ABOI/ID
Dr. Alex Wong Fernandez
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Pilar Collado
Prosthodontics
Dr. Marco Vega
Lead Instructor
Dr. Andrew Kelly
Diplomate, ABOI/ID
Dr. Rajiv Patel
Diplomate, ABOI/ID
Dr. Alex Wong Fernandez
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Pilar Collado
Prosthodontics
Dr. Marco Vega
Lead Instructor
Dr. Andrew Kelly
Diplomate, ABOI/ID
Dr. Rajiv Patel
Diplomate, ABOI/ID
Dr. Alex Wong Fernandez
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Pilar Collado
Prosthodontics
Apply
Apply for the next cohort.
Submission is an application, not enrollment. Accepted applicants receive a payment link — a $1,500 deposit secures your seat.
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.