Dr. Andrés Fernandez R. – Dental Cosmetics Costa Rica

Dr. Fernandez: Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

EDUCATION

2005

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colombia
MsC  in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

2005

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colombia
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialization

2001

University Latina of Costa Rica       San José, Costa Rica
DDS Degree

1994

Nuestra Señora de Sion School San José, Costa Rica
College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008

University of Costa Rica    San Jose, Costa Rica
Oral Surgery Fellow Program Professor

2008

Mexico Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica
Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon

2007

AO Foundation (www.aofoudation.org) Davos, Swiss
AO alumni for Latin America

2007

University of Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Oral Rehabilitation Program Professor

2006

ULACIT (www.ulacit.ac.cr) San Jose, Costa Rica
Surgery emphasis Professor

ULACIT (www.ulacit.ac.cr) San Jose, Costa Rica
Oral Surgery Department Coordinator

CIMA Hospital (hospitalsanjose.net) San Jose, Costa Rica
Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon

Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica
Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon

Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica
Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department

Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica
Surgeon in Chief of the TMJ Disorders and Orofacial Pain Department

DIOR Clinic San Jose, Costa Rica
Owner of the Dental Implants and Oral Rehabilitation Clinic

Dental Cosmetics Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Co Director of the Clinic and President of the Dental Specialists Group

Javeriana University Bogotá, Colombia
Professor of the Oral and Maxillofacial Residency program

PROFESSIONAL FORMATION

2008 (April)

50 Anniversary of the Oral and Maxillofacial Colombian National Association. International Congress. Cartagena, Colombia

2007 (Sep)

Great Metropolitan Area Congress Jury, San Jose, Costa Rica.

2007 (Sep)

Nobel Guide a save alternative for the implant placement. In vivo Surgical Course. Nobel Biocare Course. Santa Marta, Colombia

2007 (Sep)

National Congress in Periodontics and Dental implants, Santa Marta, Colombia

2007 (August)

Cranio-Maxillofacial Principles course Instructor of the AO Foundation.  San Jose, Costa Rica

2007 (August)

National Congress of the Puntarenas Area, Jaco, Costa Rica.

2007 (July)

First  AO Course of Distraction Osteogenesis. Bogotá Colombia.
2007 (July) Lecturer in the National Congress in San Carlos, Costa Rica.

2007 (March)

AO alumni.

2006 (December)

OA Craniomaxillofacial Principles Course. DAVOS, Swiss.

2006 (July)

Lecturer. ULACIT congress. San Jose, Costa Rica.

2006 (May)

First Place in the XII National Price of Investigation in Dentistry ACCO.  In clinical cases with ¨Trifocal Alveolar bone transport in a patient with a alveolar fissure secondary of a gun shoot trauma”

2005 (December)

Oral and Maxillofacial MsC title of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá Colombia.

2005 (Sept)

“AO Symposium in Advanced Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction” AO International, Congress. Centro de Conventions CAFAM. Bogotá, Colombia.

2004 (Feb)

II International Symposium of Dental Implantology, Nobel Direct. Nobel Biocare. Bogotá, Colombia.

2003 (Sept)

3i Dental implants Course, Hospital Central de la Policía. Bogotá, Colombia.

2002 (Oct)

Tissue Engineering Lecture. Bogotá, Colombia.

2001 (Sept)

Organization and Direct Participation in the “THOUSAND SMILES INTERNATIONAL” program command by Dr. Jeffrey Moses and Suzanne McCormick (Loma Linda University), Kevin Smith (University of Oklahoma).

2001 (June)

Join the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Section of the Hospital Calderon Guardia in San José, Costa Rica

2001 (23 Mayo)

First Place in the XII National Price of Investigation in Dentistry ACCO.  “Localization of the Substance P Neuropeptide in healthy teeth using inmunohistochemestry”

2001 (Feb)

Board certified in Costa Rica in Costa Rica.

2001 (Feb)

Organization and Direct Participation in the “THOUSAND SMILES INTERNATIONAL” program command by Dr. Jeffrey Moses (Loma Linda University), Kevin Smith (Oklahoma), Dr. Kim (South Korea)

2001 (Jan)

DDS Degree in the Latina University of Costa Rica.

2000 (May)

Course “Pediatric Maxillofacial  Surgery”. San José, Costa Rica.

2000 (Jan)

Research Fellow in the Oral Biology Department at the University of California in los Angeles (UCLA). Los Angeles, California, USA.

1998 (Jan)

Participation course: “Comprehensive Dentistry for the Elderly Patient” University Compultense of Madrid, Spain.

1997 (Sept)

IMS course  (Hu-Friedy).

PROFESSIONAL LECTURES

Fernández AA. Distraction Osteogenesis for the Cranio Maxillofacial Skeleton. A comprehensive technique. Dental National Congress. San Carlos, Costa Rica, 2007

Fernández AA. Talero A. Arthrocentesis with adherences liberation of the TMJ as a therapeutic method for the internal derangements of the TMJ. Literature review and a case presentation. ACCO, 2007

Fernández AA, Orellana JC. Mandibular Hipomobility: 3 casesreport and Literature review. ACCO, 2007

Fernández AA: Facial blocks for orofacial pain treatment in adult patients. Dental National Congress. Cartago, Costa Rica.  April, 2007

Fernández AA. Vega OA. Trifocal bone transport for the closure of an alveolar palatine nasal and sinus fissure secondary a gun shoot in the face. A case Presentation and Literature review. National Investigation Congress. First place in case presentation modality. ACCO San Jose, 2006

Fernández AA: Management of the Medically Compromised Patient for Oral Surgery.  Dental National Congress. Herradura Hotel. San Jose,  March 2006

Fernández AA, Vaglio G: “Orthognatic Surgery Protocol in the Calderon Guardia Hospital”. Dental School, Javeriana University, Bogotá, Colombia. September 2005
Fernández AA, Vaglio G: “Maxillofacial Surgery in Costa Rica”. Cartago. May, 2005

Fernández AA: “Alveolar Bone Transport”. Dental School, Javeriana University. Bogotá, Colombia. September 2004

Fernández AA: “Orbital Abscess as an temporary tooth extraction complicaction. Case Report”. Dental School, Javeriana University. Bogotá, Colombia. June 2004

Fernández AA: “Orbital Trauma”. Medical School, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department. San Ignacio University Hospital. Bogotá, Colombia. September 2003

Fernández AA: “Distraction Osteogenesis”. Medical School, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department. San Ignacio University Hospital. Bogotá, Colombia. August 2003

Fernández AA: “Midface Pediatric Trauma”. Dental School, Villavicencio University. Villavicencio, Colombia. February 2003
Fernández AA: “Lip and Palate Clefts and the Craniofacial Embriology”. Medical School, Javeriana University. Bogotá, Colombia. February, 2002

Fernández AA: “Inmunoreactive Substance P identification in the dental pulp”. Latina University of Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica. June, 2001

Fernández AA: “The use of Inmunohistochemestry in Dental Investigation”. Latina University of Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica. May, 2001.

Fernández AA: “Inmunoreactive Substance P identification in the dental pulp”. National Investigation Congress. First place in thesis modality. ACCO. Corobicí Hotel. San José, Costa Rica. May,2001.

PUBLICATIONS

Fernández AA. Talero A. Arthrocentesis with adherences liberation of the TMJ as a therapeutic method for the internal derangements of the TMJ. Literature review and a case presentation. JACCO, 2007

Fernández AA, Orellana JC. Mandibular Hipomobility: 3 cases report and Literature review. JACCO, 2007

Fernández AA, Vaglio G. “Orthognatic Surgery Protocol in the Calderon Guardia Hospital”. 2005 (in press Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía Maxilofacial Journal)

Fernández AA. Vega OA Trifocal bone transport for the closure of an alveolar palatine nasal and sinus fissure secondary a gun shoot in the face. A case Presentation and Literature review. JACCO, 2006

Fernández AA, Hernández ME, Vaglio G, Barrientos S, Barboza G, Zúñiga S, Bustillo J.  COX-2 determination in the healthy tongue mucosa and tongue mucosa with epidermoid cancer. 2005 (Universitas Odontológica Journal)

Fernández AA. Localization of the Substance P in dental pulp of healthy human teeth by inmunohistochemestry”. JACCO, vol 755-57, 2001

LANGUAGES

Fluent in both Spanish and English languages.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Implant Dentistry. www.aaid-implant.org
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.  www.aaoms.org

American Association of Cosmetic Surgery. www.cosmeticsurgery.org

Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial. www.accomf.org

Asociación Latinoamericana de Traumatología Buco Maxilo Facial. www.accomf.org

AO Foundation. www.aofoundation.org

Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Costa Rica. www.colegiodentistas.org

International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. www.iaoms.org