A student who wishes to treat diseases of the mouth may wish to study dentistry. Dentistry studies how to keep the teeth, gums, and other parts of the mouth healthy and how these parts interact with the body.

Costa Rica offers a sponsored and at the same time students-friendly higher learning curriculums. The country has 20 public and 44 private universities with the leading three public universities being University of Costa Rica, The national university and Costa Rican Institute of Technology.

A bachelor’s degree is a three- or four-year undergraduate degree and is the standard for higher education throughout most of the world. Bachelor’s degrees can be earned at state universities, private universities, community colleges, and online universities.