{"id":9493,"date":"2023-03-01T00:02:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T06:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newgil.hvega.com\/?post_type=doctors&p=9493"},"modified":"2025-08-26T16:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:53:53","slug":"dr-oscar-arango-pietersz","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/www.gildentalclinic.com\/en\/quienes-somos\/dr-oscar-arango-pietersz\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Oscar Arango"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. Arango graduated from the University of Costa Rica in 1979 and received his degree in Dentistry. In 1985, he began an internship in\u00a0oral and maxillofacial surgery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the University of Puerto Rico, finalizing his specialty at the University of Chile in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1988, Dr. Arango completed a one-month Fellowship in dental implantology, distraction osteogenesis, and TMJ arthroscopy with Dr. Jeffrey Moses, DDS, at the Pacific Research Foundation for Jaw and Facial Surgery in San Diego<\/strong><\/a>, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2008, Dr. Arango visited the College of Dentistry at Texas A&M<\/strong><\/a> in Dallas, Texas, in order to enhance his knowledge in Orthognathic Surgery and surgery for obstructive sleep apnea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Arango strives to stay current on the latest dentistry treatments. Since 1992, he has worked as a professor for hospital surgery at the University of Costa Rica School of Dentistry. He also worked as a professor at the College of Medicine at UCIMED (University of Medical Sciences) in Costa Rica and at Javeriana University in Colombia but has since retired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, Dr. Arango is an active member of the Oral & Maxillofacial Academy of Costa Rica, International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Latin American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Association of Colombia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2371,"template":"","class_list":["post-9493","doctors","type-doctors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"linked_doctor":"","doctor_name":"Dr. Oscar Arango Pietersz","doctor_specialty":"Jaw and Facial Surgery","doctor_education":" University of Chile | University of Puerto Rico","doctor_bio_excerpt":"\u201cMy specialty in oral and maxillofacial surgery is beautiful and full of challenges.\u201d","doctor_home_picture":7104,"doctor_bio_picture":8029,"doctor_home_video_embed_code":"