Vivian Garita, D.D.S.
General Dentist
Educational Background
• Universidad de Costa Rica. Doctor of Dental Surgery, June 2009
Qualifications
- Proficient in all areas of General Dentistry
- Endodontics
- Periodontics, crown lengthening, pocket reduction procedures and regenerative procedures, scaling and root planning'
- Prosthodontics includes fixed, having done numerous full mouth restoration and implant rehabilitation
- Implemented different marketing programs to increase patient flow.
- Free metal restorations, trained to work with Zirconium
- 2011 Customer Service Training, 10 hours, Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje
- 2010 Dental Implants Placement Training, through OCO Biomedical company
- 2010 Basic Radiology Protection Course
- 2010 Training on Endodontics, rotatory system, with Dr. Renato Miotto, through Ultradent company
- 2009 Periodontics Training, Universidad de Costa Rica, Strong training on crown lengthening, Pocket Reduction Procedures and Regenerative Procedures, scaling and root planning. Highest grade of the class.
- 2009 Incorporated to the Board of Dental Surgeons of Costa Rica (Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica), 402209
- 2008 “Update on handling solid medical wastes and Aseptic Medical Surgery Technique”, Universidad de Costa Rica
Experience
New Smile Dental Group, General Dentist
- Dental practice emphasizing on Full Mouth Restorations and Esthetics. Sound ability to handle medical tourism with its demands. Play a key role along with the dental lab on making technical and medical decisions through the whole treatment.
- Daily experience with ultimate technology, instruments and dental materials, constantly updating on what is new on the market.
- Strong ability on Digital Panoramic Software and training on CAD/CAM system. Training on Single Tooth Anesthesia system, the first computer-controlled local dental anesthetic system.
- Own and manage my own dental practice in my local town: General practice residency to gain advanced clinical experiences in general dentistry. Clinical experience includes: surgical extractions, clinical crown lengthening surgeries, fixed/removable prosthodontics, basic restorative work, esthetic anterior and posterior composites, amalgam restorations, dental cleanings, and non-surgical extractions.
- Developing the ability to handle handicapped patients, having the opportunity to work on operating rooms with patients under sedation, experiencing intrahospitalary management.
- I spearheaded an outreach program aimed at addressing the unique oral health care needs of healthy seniors.
- Dental services to companies, giving oral health care to their employees, making diagnosis, and teaching oral hygiene techniques.
- Providing free dental treatments, and teaching oral hygiene techniques in their schools.
Seminars
- 2010 I International and VII National Dental Congress, Costa Rica
- 2010 Dental Congress, San Jose, Costa Rica 2009 Dental Congress, Cartago, Costa Rica
- 2009 XVII Dental Week FUNDECO-Universidad de Costa Rica Congress, with Dr. Luis Narcizo Baratieri Publications
- 2009 “Prevalence and Severity of Dental Fluorosis with restaurative attention of the most severe fluorosis injuries. Doing research with over 300 children, and giving free dental treatment to the most affected ones. Computing Excellent knowledge as a user of Windows and Mac Operation systems, Office and Internet.
Languages
- Spanish: native
- English: fluent in writing and speaking
- Italian: fluent in writing and speaking •
- German: basic
