"I would like to talk with you about some one I met over 25 years ago. His name is Dr. Marco in San Jose, Costa Rica. He has been my dentist since that time. He has done a complete mouth restoration for me. When I go to the dentist for cleaning in the United States they all say what a great looking mouth I have and ask me about the dentist that did the work. I am very proud to tell my story of Dr. Marco and staff… He is the most compassionate dentist that I have ever met and I have respect for the great person he is". Pat from Oregon.
Dr. Marco (DDS)
Bilingual Specialist in Implant Dentistry
and Advanced Bone Grafting.
- He and his clinic have placed some 30,000
successful implants over the past 35 years.
- he jointly placed the first Dental Implant in Costa Rica in 1980.
- he was the first doctor to place Immediate One Stage Osteo-compressive permanent Implants in Costa Rica.
EDUCATION
-Liceo de Costa Rica, Bachelor in Sciences, December, 1959
-University of Costa Rica, Doctor in Dental Surgery, May 1968
-University of Missouri, Graduate Removable Prosthodontics, May 1979OTHER STUDIES AND AWARDS
-The American Society of Dentistry for Children. Certificate of Merit, 1968
-Dental Association of Costa Rica. “ Some aspects of the Problems in Removable Partial Prótesis.” December 1976.
-IV Costa Rican-Panamanian Dental Meeting. Chiriquì Panama. Junio 1982.
-Philadelphia College of Ostheopathic Medicine. Predoctoral course of Maxillo Temporomandibular Dysfunctions. May 1983.
-Normandie Study Group for TMJ Dysfunction. Diagnosis and Treatment of TMJ disorders. May 1983
-American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) “ State of the Art Implantology” Annual Meeting World Assembly, September 1983.
-Alabama Implant Study Group. 1984 Alabama Implant Congress X . 1984.
-American Academy of Implant Dentistry. AAID Research Foundation. University of California, San Francisco. “ Innovations in Implantology” October, 1985.
-Dr. Dale Hall. Dental Implant Seminar. April 1987.
-American Dental Association. Annual Session. Las Vegas Nevada, 1987
-American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Annual Scientific Program. World Conference-Oral Impants. Las Vegas Nevada, 1987.
-Ivoclar AG-Vivadent AG. Isosit, Inlay, Onlay, IPS Ceramic Course. March 1990
-University of Costa Rica. “ Technical Application of Isosit Resin Inlay/Onlay in Laboratory and Clinical Applications”. June 1990. San Josè, Costa Rica.
-Core Vent System of Osseointegrated Implants. Surgical & Prosthetic Training Program. Ventura California, November 1990.
-Western District of The American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Implant Oral Reconstruction, Prosthetic and surgical Techniques”. California USA. November 1990.
-American College of Oral Implantology. Annual ACOI Winter Symposium. Sub-periosteal Implants. Surgical Demonstration Course. Lake Worth Florida, January 1991.
The Midwest Implant Institute & Center for the Advancement of Dentistry. S-371 SubPeriosteal Implant Course. June 1991.
-The American Academy of Implant Dentistry and the AAID Research Foundation. 41ST Annual Scientific Program. “Oral Implantology/ Implant Dentistry” Orlando, Florida, 1992.
-CIOCAP. 1ST Congress of Oral Implantology of Central America and Panama.
February 1996. San Josè, Costa Rica.
-The Western District of The American Academy of Implant Dentistry. “Implants, Longterm Successses and Failures”. NewPort Beach , California March 1997.
-Boston Institute of Dental Implantology and Bone Augmentation. “ Fundamentals of Oral Implantology”. October 1998.
-MAP International Seminars. “ Advanced Bone Grafting” Palm Harbor, Florida. September 1999.
-Sulzer Medica, Sulzer Calcitek, Inc. Coastal Jaw Surgery & Sulzer Calcitek presents:
“Advenced Bone Grafting Course”. Palm Harbor, Florida September 1999.
-The Costa Rican Board of Dentists. San Jose Dental Meeting. October 1999.
- University of Miami School of Medicine. 1ST symposium on Platelet Rich Plasma & it`s Growth Factors”. February-March 2002. Orlando Florida.
-International Congres of Oral Impantologists ( ICOI) . Implant Prosthodontic Section. “ ICOI World Congress XXII and 7TH Imlpant and Prosthodontic Symposium” Las Vegas Nevada, June 2004.
MEMBERSHIPS
- The Costa Rican Board of Dentists. Was accepted in 1968.
- National Geographic Society, The Officers Board of Trustees. July 1976
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry. 1992
- Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS) of ICOI. May 1999.
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists. (ICOI) May 1999.
- Costa Rican Academy of Prosthodontics.
EDUCATION
-Saint Francis College, Bachelor in Sciences, december 1989
-University of Costa Rica, Doctor in Dental Surgery, April 1997
OTHER STUDIES
-Dental Scientific Congress Association. Restorative Dentistry May 1994
- Dental Scientific Congress Association. 9th Congress. September 1994.
-Dental Federation of Central America and Panama. XXVI Congress May 1995
- 1st Congress of Implant Dentistry of Central America and Panama. February 1996.
-Dr. Gerard Chiche. LSU-Dental School “ Dental Cosmetics”. 1st Congress of implant Dentistry of Central America and Panama . February 1996.
- University of Costa Rica-Baylor School of Dentistry, USA. VII Congress. March 1996.
-Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. Dental Restoratives Course. November 1996.
-The Western District of The American Academy of Implant Dentistry. AAID
“ Implants, Long Term Successes and Failures”. NewPort Beach, California. March 1997.
-Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “Course: Crowns and Bridges for Predictable Esthetics”. August 1997
-Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “ Construction of a Cosmetic Dental Practice with the Latest Trends”. Dr. William Dorfman-“Extreme Make Over” TV Show.
- Boston University- Dental Scientific Congress Association. “ Periodontics, Occlusion and Implants Course”. February 1998.
-Baylor School of Dentistry USA- Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “Endodontics: New Techniques”. Including Thermoplastic. 1998.
-Boston Institute of Dental Implantology and Bone Augmentation. “Fundamentals of Oral Implantology.” October 1998
-International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) – Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS). 1st Dental Implant Congress of Guatemala. July 1999
-Sybron Dental Specialties and Odontomèdica. “ Esthetic Restorative Dentistry, Techniques for a Technological Vanguardist Practice”. September 1999.
-The Costa Rican Board of Dentists. San Jose Dental Meeting. October 1999.
-Dr. Hilt Tatum. “ Sinus Graft and Sterilization Training”. April 2000.
-3rd ICOI-IPS Implant Prosthodontic Symposium, National Association of Dental Laboratories, American Association for Dental Research. August 2000, Chicago Illinois
USA.
-International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) – Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS) “ ICOI World Congress XXII and 7th Implant Prosthodontic Symposium, June 2004. Las Vegas, Nevada.
-OCO Biomedical. “ One Stage, One Piece, Immediate Load Implants, ISD-ISI System”
November 2005.
-OCO Biomedical. “ One Stage, One Piece, Immediate Load Implants, ISD-ISI System”
February 2006.
-The 11th Annual Implant Prosthetic Symposium, August 22-24, 2008.Chicago , Illinois.
-BICON Short Implants and Innovative Sinus Techniques. May ,2009. Bethesda Maryland.
AWARDS
Dental Scientific Congress Association. -IV Award for Scientific Research in Dentistry
September 1997
MEMBERSHIPS
- The Costa Rican Board of Dentists 1997
- The International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) November 2001
- The Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS) of the ICOI November 2001
-Saint Francis College, Bachelor in Sciences, december 1989
-University of Costa Rica, Doctor in Dental Surgery, April 1997
OTHER STUDIES
-Dental Scientific Congress Association. Restorative Dentistry May 1994
- Dental Scientific Congress Association. 9th Congress. September 1994.
-Dental Federation of Central America and Panama. XXVI Congress May 1995
- 1st Congress of Implant Dentistry of Central America and Panama. February 1996.
-Dr. Gerard Chiche. LSU-Dental School “ Dental Cosmetics”. 1st Congress of implant Dentistry of Central America and Panama . February 1996.
- University of Costa Rica-Baylor School of Dentistry, USA. VII Congress. March 1996.
-Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. Dental Restoratives Course. November 1996.
-The Western District of The American Academy of Implant Dentistry. AAID
“ Implants, Long Term Successes and Failures”. NewPort Beach, California. March 1997.
-Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “Course: Crowns and Bridges for Predictable Esthetics”. August 1997
-Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “ Construction of a Cosmetic Dental Practice with the Latest Trends”. Dr. William Dorfman-“Extreme Make Over” TV Show.
- Boston University- Dental Scientific Congress Association. “ Periodontics, Occlusion and Implants Course”. February 1998.
-Baylor School of Dentistry USA- Foundation for Continuous Education in Dentistry. “Endodontics: New Techniques”. Including Thermoplastic. 1998.
-Boston Institute of Dental Implantology and Bone Augmentation. “Fundamentals of Oral Implantology.” October 1998
-International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) – Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS). 1st Dental Implant Congress of Guatemala. July 1999
-Sybron Dental Specialties and Odontomèdica. “ Esthetic Restorative Dentistry, Techniques for a Technological Vanguardist Practice”. September 1999.
-The Costa Rican Board of Dentists. San Jose Dental Meeting. October 1999.
-Dr. Hilt Tatum. “ Sinus Graft and Sterilization Training”. April 2000.
-3rd ICOI-IPS Implant Prosthodontic Symposium, National Association of Dental Laboratories, American Association for Dental Research. August 2000, Chicago Illinois
USA.
-International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) – Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS) “ ICOI World Congress XXII and 7th Implant Prosthodontic Symposium, June 2004. Las Vegas, Nevada.
-OCO Biomedical. “ One Stage, One Piece, Immediate Load Implants, ISD-ISI System”
November 2005.
-OCO Biomedical. “ One Stage, One Piece, Immediate Load Implants, ISD-ISI System”
February 2006.
-The 11th Annual Implant Prosthetic Symposium, August 22-24, 2008.Chicago , Illinois.
-BICON Short Implants and Innovative Sinus Techniques. May ,2009. Bethesda Maryland.
AWARDS
Dental Scientific Congress Association. -IV Award for Scientific Research in Dentistry
September 1997
MEMBERSHIPS
- The Costa Rican Board of Dentists 1997
- The International Congress of Oral Implantologists ( ICOI) November 2001
- The Implant Prosthodontic Section (IPS) of the ICOI November 2001