Dr. Juan Francisco Alfaro Pérez

Dr. Juan Francisco Alfaro Pérez

Endodontics, Root Canals, Oral Surgery, Implants, General and Aesthetic Dental Procedures, Diagnostic Investigation.

Clinic: DENTAL DESIGN
Design Center Building | Diagonal Six 12-42 | Tower 2, Office #1004 | Zone 10 | Guatemala City

The Design Center towers are across the street from the Oakland Mall, at 13th Street.

APPOINTMENTS IN ENGLISH:

Email: [email protected]

Whatsapp: +502 5470 4001

Clinic Phone : Receptionist in Spanish: Jesica, 2215-2300 & +502 5178 8513

Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm. Saturday 8:00am to noon.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Dr. Juan Francisco Alfaro is a master at saving diseased or deteriorating teeth. It is the goal of all dentists to keep natural teeth in a healthy state for as long as possible. Your endodontist is the specialist who can remove decay inside the tooth, repair traumatic injury, and salvage your oral health beyond the ability of most ordinary dentists. With two additional years of training in root canal therapy, only about 3% of dentists are specialists in endodontics.

Diagnosing tooth pain can be difficult, as it might stem from various causes. Dr. Alfaro has over 30 years of clinical practice with more than 10,000 root canal procedures and 15,000 crowns and restorations. Also, after several years of academic and clinical research in Central America, Mexico, and the U.S., he is generally regarded as the expert in finding the cause of your pain, understanding the anatomy of your teeth, and planning for the treatment you need.

To maintain the greatest percentage of the solid structure of your tooth, Dr. Alfaro uses 3D imaging to assess the damage and make the plan. Dental Design has a complete radiographic center with resources and capabilities not available to most dentists.

  • Intra-Oral Scanner is a light-beam scanner that produces digital impressions of a tooth’s anatomy and an implant’s tridimensional position, avoiding old-fashioned trays of clay-like material to get a dental form.
  • Panoramic x-ray creates an image of your entire mouth, including the upper and lower jaws, all the teeth, and temporomandibular (TMJ) joints. Dr. Alfaro is looking for impacted teeth and the anatomy of the roots.
  • 3-D Tomography Imaging illustrates the overall health of the maxillary bones that form the upper part of the jaw, roof of the mouth, and parts of the nose. The maxilla holds the top teeth in place and supports muscles involved in chewing and facial expressions.
  • Periapical x-ray shows the inside of your entire tooth, from the crown to the root tip, normally used in research by an odontologist. It helps the dentist detect gum disease, decay, bone loss or other abnormalities of your tooth or surrounding structures.

Specialized microscope imaging assures that your root canal procedure is performed with laser precision, minimal discomfort, and long-lasting reliable results.

For the patient’s safety and for diagnostic accuracy, Dental Design keeps a precisely detailed dental history for all their patients. Did you forget your last cleaning or when your crown was placed? Let’s compare today’s panoramic x-ray to the one from two years ago. No worries, we have all your records from the beginning right here at hand, easy to review together with you.

Many patients visit Dr. Alfaro to perform endodontic surgery to repair problems that were either caused by or not fixed properly by other dentists.

  • Apical surgery is required when a lesion has grown around the bottom tip of the tooth root. It prevents bacteria in the canal from leaking into the surrounding tissue. Dr. Alfaro performs this microscopic surgery in the Dental Design clinic.
  • Extrusion for dental trauma is the most effective way to save fractured front teeth. A tooth that is broken under the gum line is more of a challenge for your endodontist, involving gingival inflammation, formation of a bacterial pocket, or bone structure changes.
  • Removal of instruments. Sometimes when Dr. Alfaro performs an ordinary root canal procedure, the cause of the pain and inflammation is obvious: broken bits of an instrument left behind by a previous dentist that need to be carefully dislodged and removed.
  • Pulp Regeneration is used to restore diseased or damaged dental pulp and to assist in healing – A biodegradable substance that will encourage the tooth to repair itself.

The doctor says, “Our most successful patients are those who look for the highest quality and trust that they will get it with us. Working with Guatemala Medical Travel we know the advocates are concerned for the well-being of the patients – before arrival to the clinic, and for their recovery. Dedicated post-op care yields better results for the patients, and for us.”

Dr Alfaro is well known for his honesty and professional ethics, and we can see it in his track-record and patient testimonials. He speak to patients truthfully about his recommendations for the most effective treatment plan, and there are always alternative options, open for discussion.

“I’m always looking for the best solution for the patient and I treat every person the way I would like to be treated, like a guest and a new friend.” So, when you visit Dental Design, relax on the sofa, admire the sweeping view of the city and volcanos, and have a nice cup of Guatemalan coffee. The doctor will see you shortly.

PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC

The American Association of Endodontists
International Member
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
Fully accredited in the global sector for the practice of dental treatments and procedures.
Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Post-Graduate studies, 2003.
Loma Linda University, California
Post graduate studies, 1999.
University of San Carlos and University of Mariano Galvez
Professor of Endodontics, Course Development.

ARTICLES & VIDEOS

Dental Care in Guatemala Revue Magazine,

By Lori Shea

Dr. Juan Alfaro tells us about his dental specialty and services in English. 1:14

REVIEWS FROM PATIENTS

Superb care and overall fantastic experience. From my initial outreach to a fairly involved work-up, Dr. Alfaro provided superb care. I received personal service from excellently trained and very caring people. I feel very fortunate to have found him and cannot recommend him and his center more highly. This is my new ‘go-to’ clinic for dental care.

Maria from Florida

Drs. Contreras and Alfaro of Dental Design worked together to do a large amount of dental work in only four days. They were kind and concerned, and their coordination and communication were excellent – I even had instructions to call his mobile phone if I had any questions or problems. The doctors’ explanations of the treatment plan were detailed and clear.

Working with Guatemala Medical Travel makes getting medical services at a reasonable price uncomplicated and much less stressful. The estimate for dental care was approximately one third or less of US prices, but the quality and efficiency is much better.

Mrs. JoAnna VDK, Ashville, NC

Just wanted to thank you again for all you do! We had a really great experience with everything in Guatemala! I have referred Dr. Contreras and Dr. Alfaro to several people already, including my parents, who just may be coming for periodontal cleanings. After having the first phase of the implants, I’m feeling great. I’m having minimal pain but under control with meds and I slept fine. I’m doing great – All in all, everything is better than expected!

Jim and Laura Thornburgh, Key West

Dental Design is the best dental clinic I have ever been to in my life, the treatments the doctors did to me where more than ok, way beyond good, excellent. All the personnel of the clinic treated me like a very important person, I got a lot of personal attention which I really appreciated. All the service process is really good, and everything that I needed was done perfectly.

For sure I will recommend Dental Design and I´ll be coming back. Guatemala is a great country, and a lot of people are surprised about the sophistication of medical services that are provided.

The process to come here to a medical service is easier if you got a coordinator like Guatemala Medical Travel, but the personal here at the clinic is also very helpful.

Wendy, from Atlanta, USA

My experience at Dental Design was absolutely fantastic – an amazing experience in Guatemala. I had all my teeth removed and I had prosthetics on the lower and upper with implants, it is working very well and I can eat whatever I want to. Absolutely I will recommend Dental Design.

Thank you very much to Dr. Contreras.

Peter Yates, California, Sept. 2016

I had an excellent experience at Dental Design, very kindly service and excellent work, the best work I can get in Central America right now.

I got some root canal treatments, crowns, cleaning and all of them were excellent. The service I received was a world class service, and it compares to the best clinics I´ve ever seen in North America.

Absolutely I will come back and recommend Dental Design to everyone from the United States, Canada or in Europe.

Best regards, Sylvain, Montreal

We traveled to Guatemala and some friends recommended us to Dental Design clinic in Guatemala City. We made the appointment from home, so it was a very easy process.

When we arrived at the clinic, we received a warm welcome from the doctors and its staff, we could see the clinic works with high technology. At the end of the day, we established our next appointments for the next 10 days and they gave us the costs for the next treatment.

We had root canal treatment, new crown, and new partial. All the work was done very professionally and the price we agreed was respected. We strongly recommend Dental Design clinic, because we were very satisfied with the work and the treatment we received.

Denis et Marie Laurin Montreal

Special Introductory Offer

Digital Panoramic x-rays & Complete Check-up with Dr. Alfaro
Q550/ $72

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