About Dr. Obando

Who is Dr. Obando?

Doctor Luis G. Obando, DDS is a Costa Rican Specialist  in Oral Implantology. One of the top dental care specialists in the country board certify.

Languages: Spanish, English, (Fluent in both languages)

Education:

New York Univeristy, Fellowship of the American Academy

of Implant Dentistry at the New York University. 2009-2010

Advanced Aesthetic Program at Rosenthal Institute

at New York University.

“Universidad de Chile” (University of Chile, Santiago Chile):

Obtained professional title: Specialist in Oral  Implantology., 2002-2004

Esthetic Implant Dentistry. Nobel Biocare Training Institute. Yorba Linda, California, USA

Comprehensive Training Program at Zimmer Dental Institute.Los Angeles, California, USA

“Universidad Latina de Costa Rica”(University Latina of Costa Rica):Doctor in Dental Surgery (DDS ) 1996-2000

Award: Second highest overall
average, Clinic of the University of Costa Rica

Professional Experience:

Private practice, “Nova Dental Advanced Dental Center” , Dr. Obando is the

Medical Director of Nova Dental.

Member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry,

Member of the American Academy of Osseointegration

Member of the International Congress of Oral Implantologist and the section dedicated to Implant Prosthodontics.

Professor, for the International University of the Americas in the area of Oral Implantology and University Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología.

Recognized as a Specialist in Oral Implantology by Costa Rican Board of Dentistry.

Dental Clinical Assistant to Dr. Alfredo von Marttens of the “Implantology Clinic,” implant
exclusivity (Vice president of the society of implantology, professor of post-graduate work
at the University of Chile, Santiago Chile) 2002-2004

Congress & Lectures:

• 59th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA October 20 – 23, 2010
• Maxicourse, New York University. New York, NY. September 2008-July 2009
• 23 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration “Implant Dentisitry: A trip up the implant”. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. February 28-March 1 del 2008
• Comprehensive training program at Zimmer Dental Institute.Los Angeles, California, USA
• Nobel Biocare World Conference Las Vegas, USA 2007.
• 9 th Annual Implant Prosthodontic Symposium, International Congress of Oral Implantologist. Montreal, Canada. August 18-20, 2006.

• Nobel Biocare World Conference 2005: BeatifulTeeth…..Now‘ for everyone. Las Vegas,Nevada, USA, June 5-10, 2005.

• “2nd Annual Prosthodontic Symposium, “Fixed Prosthodontics for Predictability”: “Loma Linda University,” School of Dentistry.Instruction given by Dr. Jaime Lozada, Dr. Joseph Y. Kan, Dr. Wayne Campagni, Dr. Charles Goodacre,Dr. Kattadiyil, Dr.Fernando Munguia, and Dr. Jose Torres. (May 2004)

• “Esthetic Osseointegration”: “Universidad Andres Bello” (Andres Bello University)Santiago, ChileInstruction given by Dr. Patrick Palacci (April2004)

• “International Conference, Nobel Biocare”:Santiago, Chile Instruction given by Dr. Sacha Jovanovic, Dr. Peter Whorle, and Dr. Dario Adolfi (May 2003)

• “Head and Neck Images”: Medical Science Faculty at the “University of Chile”,Chilean Society of Head Surgery and neck and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery

• “Success Strategies for Periodontics, Osseointegration, ATM and Oral Rehabilitation”: Instruction given by Dr. Daniel van Steengerghe and Dr. Terry Tanaka and organized by the Faculty of Dentistry of the “Andes University” and the

• “International Academy of Dentistry”. (November 2002) “Bone Regeneration, Distraction Osteogenesis and Implantology in the Maxillofacial Territory”: Instruction given by Dr. Bertrand Jacques fromthe Dentistry Faculty at the “Andes University,”Santiago, Chile. (October 2002)

• “Risk Factors in Periodontal Therapy and Implants”: Instruction given by Dr. Mariano Sanz Alonso, organized by the graduate school of dentistry at the “University of Chile” (July 2002)

• “Advanced Implant Therapies”: Instruction given by Dr. Sacha Javanovic and organized by “Nobel Biocare” in Santiago, Chile. (July 2002)

• “XVI Scientific Dentistry Congress”: Costa Rican Congress Association of Dentistry (A.C.C.O.) (May 2001)

• “Pre-congress A.C.C.O., Implants in the prosthetic area” (theoretical and workshop) (May 2001)Congress: “Costa Rican Congress Association of Dentistry” (A.C.C.O.)

• “XV Scientific Congress of Dentistry”. (May 2000)

• Pre-congress of A.C.C.O.: “Maxillofacial Surgery and the placement of mini-plates, due to fractured maxillaries”. (Theoretical and workshop) (May 2000)

• 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry,in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA October 19 – 23, 2011

Theoretical & Workshop Courses:

“Esthetic Implant Dentistry – Featuring Live Surgery”: “Nobel Biocare Training
Institute”, Loma Linda , California. Instruction given by Dr. Peter Whorle (May 2004)

“Oral Implantology” instruction given by Dr. Arung Garg  (June 2000)

Seminars:

Advanced Implant Surgery

Periodontal Seminar: Surgery and Implants

Hospital :

Hospital Mexico (Mexico Hospital),  Department of Maxilofacial Surgery