Elite Smile Implant Institute — Costa Rica
Faculty & Team
Supervised at every critical step.
The team
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.
- 25+ CAD/CAM subperiosteal cases completed
- 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)
Dr. Andrew W. Kelly
Course Director
Diplomate, ABOI/ID · Honored Fellow, AAID
Founding Director, Jacksonville University Implantology Residency.
Dr. Rajiv Patel
Co-Director
Diplomate, ABOI/ID · AAID Fellow · ICOI Fellow
Past President, AAID Southern District.
Dr. Alex Wong Fernández
Head Professor, Oral Surgery
CCDCR Licensed · Board-Certified Implantologist
Co-owner, Top Dental Care CR.
Dr. Pilar Collado
Head Professor, Prosthodontics
CCDCR Licensed · Board-Certified Prosthodontist
MBA, Universidad Católica de Murcia.
Dr. Adrián Wong
Implant Specialist
Master’s, European University of Madrid
Clinical instructor, All on Xperts program.
Eugenio Mendoza
International Patients Coordinator
BA in Law · MBA · Top Dental Care CR
Logistics, hospitality, transfers — everything between your flight and the operatory.
Shirley Kelly
CE Provider
Dental Office Solutions, LLC
CE Program Compliance Director. CE Administration & compliance with ADA CERP/AGD PACE standards.