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Maxillofacial SurgeonDr. Esteban
Alvarado
Alvarado
Graduating from Ulacit University, on of the best private schools in Costa Rica. Dr Alvarado became a general dentist in 2008. He began to specialized on the oral surgery side of the profession. This based on his thrive to help patients with more complex needs.
Graduating from Ulacit University, on of the best private schools in Costa Rica. Dr Alvarado became a general dentist in 2008. He began to specialized on the oral surgery side of the profession. This based on his thrive to help patients with more complex needs.
In 2014 he became a certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon (with emphasis on jaw reconstruction, implant placement and advanced bone grafting techniques) , at Pontífica Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. To continue improving in the field in 2015 he did the very prestigious AO Fellowship (digital planning of oral and jaw surgery) in Friburgo, Germany. His life goal is to provide great results to all his patients. Focusing on detail on each case and doing his best to ensure quality on every treatment.
From complex implant placement to orthognathic surgery, Dr. Alvarado is a respected expert in Costa Rica and aboard. He is a renamed lecturer at international conferences presenting his favorite topic “Digital planning of Orthognathic Surgery”. In addition to his private practice and been a lecturer, he is also a professor at Ulacit University and FACO , teaching on the orthodontics specialization program.
Dr. Alvarado
Biography
Since he finished his residency, Dr Alvarado understands that continuing with his education is a most. He assists to different courses in a yearly basis to improve techniques and continue learning new approaches.
- Education
- Lectures
- Bachelor’s degree general dentistry- ULACIT ( Costa Rica ) ( 2008)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Specialty – Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia) (2014)
Since he finished his residency, Dr Alvarado understands that continuing with his education is a most. He assists to different courses in a yearly basis to improve techniques and continue learning new approaches.
- First European Arnett Orthognathic Surgery Forum Symposium (Madrid, Spain) (2018)
- American Association of Orthodontics Annual Meeting (California, USA) (2017)
- AO Fellowship (Friburgo – Germany) (2015)
- The ACOMS 35th Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition of Orthognathic and Esthetic Surgery: A New Horizon – American College of Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon. (Las Vegas, USA)(2014)
- Arnett Orthognathic Surgery Fellowship (California, USA)(2012)
- Arnett Orthognathic Surgery Fellowship (California, USA) (2013)
- International Congress of ICOMS – 20th ICOMS (Santiago, Chile)(2011)
- Arnett Orthognathic Surgery Forum 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020
- Colombian College of Dentistry , 2 days course on Orthognathic surgery – “From Diagnosis to Beautiful Faces”
Also, Dr Alvarado has being using NEMOFAB software since 2014, to plan every one of his cases, making him an expert in digital planning of orthognathic surgery. This software is an essential tool to achieve the best results possible, because of the great facial balance it provides and the correction of discrepancies. This approach on orthognathic surgery has given Dr Alvarado the opportunity to be a recognized lecture around the world.
He has participated in lectures like :
- Facial Asymmetries: analysis and results – Colombian Association of OMFS (2020)
- Digital Surgical Planning- From diagnosis to the Splint- Mexican College of OMFS (2020)
- Five Years in Digital Planning Environment – Arnett Forum (California, USA) (2020)
- How can I plan in a digital environment- 24th ICOMS – International Congress of OMS , by IAOMS (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)(2019)
- Digital Surgical Planning of Orthognathic Surgery , How we do it ? – Arnett Forum (California, USA)(2018)
- Digital Surgical Planning of Orthognathic Surgery – Greater New York Dental Meeting (2017)
- Asymmetries: Midline, Cant and Yaw in a Virtual Environment (Campinhas, Brazil)( 2017)
- Digital Surgical Planning using FAB Philosophy (Campinhas, Brazil)(2016)
- UVA Forum , BSSO and fixation Techniques , which works better (Monterrey, Mexico)
- Lectures for different universities around the world, as a professor for postgraduation programs
