Hugo Costa Lapa
Career Path
Dr. Hugo Costa Lapa earned his degree in Dentistry from the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Lisbon in 2004.
In 2005, and over the following two years, he began a program of observation and mentorship in the Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Implantology department at CUF Descobertas Hospital.
His clinical practice started in 2005, also at CUF Descobertas Hospital, where he continues to work exclusively to this day.
In 2012, he co-founded the BDP Education group, which has since become a national reference in postgraduate education and training in Dentistry.
In 2019, aiming to create dental materials and products focused on environmental concerns and global sustainability, he founded the brand Organic Dentistry, which now exports dental materials worldwide.
Dr. Hugo Costa Lapa is mainly dedicated to the fields of oral rehabilitation and implantology, operative dentistry (restorations, cavity treatments), and fixed and aesthetic prosthodontics (ceramic crowns, ceramic veneers, teeth whitening, aesthetic restorations), always with an ultra-conservative and minimally invasive approach.
Curriculum Vitae
- Dentist working exclusively in the Oral Implantology and Dental Aesthetics Unit at CUF Descobertas Hospital.
- Graduated in Dentistry from the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.
- Completed postgraduate training in several countries, including the United States, Spain, Italy, Brazil, and Portugal.
- Coordinator of the University Postgraduate Program in Advanced Biomimetic Oral Rehabilitation at CESPU – University Institute of Health Sciences.
- University Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Advanced Biomimetic Oral Rehabilitation at CESPU – University Institute of Health Sciences.
- Speaker at various national and international congresses and scientific meetings in the fields of Oral Rehabilitation and Dental Aesthetics.
- Co-founder of BDP Education, a group dedicated to providing training for dentists and dental technicians.
- Founder of Organic Dentistry, a brand of materials and instruments for dental practice.
Education & Training
2018 – The Restorative Oxymoron in Modern Dentistry, London, England
2017 – The New Vertiprep, Vertical Preparations, Milan, Italy
2013 – Strategies for the Use of Aesthetic Ceramic Restorations, Maringá, Brazil
2013 – Advanced Oral Rehabilitation Course N.Vision, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiânia, Maringá, Brazil
2013 – Occlusion in Clinical Practice, Lisbon, Portugal
2012 – No Post No Crown Restorative Dentistry – A Biomimetic Approach, London, England
2011 – Predictable Aesthetics and Longevity with Bonded Porcelain Restorations, San Francisco, USA
2010 – Advanced Multidisciplinary Course, San Sebastian, Spain
2008 – Ceramic Aesthetics "Art of Harmony" – Pink and White, Lisbon, Portugal
2007 – Aesthetic Ceramic Restorations: Building a Step-by-Step Protocol, Porto, Portugal
2007 – Update in Advanced Dentistry – General Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Occlusion, Aesthetics, Implantology, Albacete, Spain
2006 – Continuing Education Program in Implantology and Oral Rehabilitation – BTi, Porto, Portugal
2004 – Degree in Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Scientific Activity
2022 – present – Speaker at the Full Dentistry Portugal course, Lisbon and Cascais, Portugal
2019 – Speaker at the congress Engineering the Restorative Complex – From Adhesive Procedures to Vertical Prep, Moscow, Russia
2019 – Speaker at the congress Tomorrow Tooth Vertikal – Abutment Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia
2019 – present – Speaker at the course Vertiprep Lisbon Calling, the Complete Story, Lisbon, Portugal
2018 – Speaker at SummerSchool BDP 2018, Avis, Portugal
2015 – Speaker at the Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas evening course Practical Course on Semi-Direct Restorations, Porto, Portugal
2015 – Speaker at the Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas evening course Deep Margin Elevation, Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
2014 – present – Lecturer in the University Postgraduate Program in Advanced Biomimetic Oral Rehabilitation, CESPU, Porto, Portugal
2013 – Lecturer in the University Postgraduate Program in Advanced Biomimetic Oral Rehabilitation, ISCS-Sul, Lisbon, Portugal
2013 – Speaker at the 6th Congress of the Portuguese Society of Dental Aesthetics on the topic Adhesive Restorations in Anterior Teeth, Porto, Portugal
2013 – Speaker at the Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas evening course Adhesion vs. Auxiliary Means of Retention, Faro, Portugal
2012 – Co-founder of BDP Education, a postgraduate training group in the field of Dentistry
