Dr. Andres Fernandez DDS, TMD Claimed

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 2008 – Present: University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. Oral Surgery Fellow Program Professor
• 2008 – Present: Mexico Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica. Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon
• 2007 – Present: AO Foundation (www.aofoudation.org) Davos, Swiss AO alumni for Latin America
• 2007 – Present: University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. Oral Rehabilitation Program Professor
• 2006 – Present: ULACIT (www..ulacit.ac.cr) San Jose, Costa Rica. Surgery emphasis Professor
• 2006 – Present: ULACIT (www..ulacit.ac.cr) San Jose, Costa Rica. Oral Surgery Department Coordinator
• 2006 – Present: CIMA Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica. Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon
• 2006 – Present: Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica. Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon
• 2006: Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica. Oral and Maxillofacial Staff surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department
• 2006: Calderon Guardia Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica. Surgeon in Chief of the TMJ Disorders and Orofacial Pain Department
• 2006 – Present: DIOR Clinic San Jose, Costa Rica. Owner of the Dental Implants and Oral Rehabilitation Clinic

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:

• April 2008: 50 Anniversary of the Oral and Maxillofacial Colombian National Association. International Congress. Cartagena, Colombia
• September 2007: Great Metropolitan Area Congress Jury, San Jose, Costa Rica
• September 2007: Nobel Guide a save alternative for the implant placement. In vivo Surgical Course. Nobel Biocare Course. Santa Marta, Colombia
• September 2007: National Congress in Periodontics and Dental implants, Santa Marta, Colombia
• August 2007: Cranio-Maxillofacial Principles course Instructor of the AO Foundation.  San Jose, Costa Rica
• August 2007: National Congress of the Puntarenas Area, Jaco, Costa Rica
• July 2007: First AO Course of Distraction Osteogenesis. Bogota Colombia
• July 2007: Lecturer in the National Congress in San Carlos, Costa Rica
• March 2007: AO alumni
• December 2007: OA Craniomaxillofacial Principles Course. DAVOS, Swiss
• July 2006: Lecturer. ULACIT congress. San Jose, Costa Rica
• May 2006: 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”
• December 2005: Oral and Maxillofacial MsC title of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogota Colombia

PROFESSIONAL LECTURES:

• 2007: Fernandez AA. Distraction Osteogenesis for the Cranio Maxillofacial Skeleton. A comprehensive technique. Dental National Congress, San Carlos, Costa Rica
• 2007: Fernandez 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: Fernandez AA, Orellana JC. Mandibular Hipomobility: 3 cases report and Literature review. ACCO
• April 2007: Fernandez AA: Facial blocks for orofacial pain treatment in adult patients. Dental National Congress. Cartago, Costa Rica
• 2006: Fernandez 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
• March 2006: Fernandez AA: Management of the Medically Compromised Patient for Oral Surgery. Dental National Congress. Herradura Hotel. San Jose