Growing Smiles - Ross Penland, DMD

10/12/2026

📚🌳 Smiles & Stories are coming your way! 🦷✨

We’re turning the page to a morning full of smiles, stories, and FUN! 💚😁

Join Growing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry of Hickory at My Chapter House for a special story time filled with imagination, giggles, and a little brushing fun! 🪥📖

🗓️ Saturday, October 24th
⏰ 10:30 AM
📍 My Chapter House | 262 1st Ave NW, Hickory, NC

🌼 FREE for families!

Bring your little bookworms and join us for a morning of learning, laughter, and making memories! We can’t wait to see all those smiling faces! 🥰

10/12/2026

Go vote us for “Best Dentist” 🥇🏆🙌🏼 This was a wonderful honor we won last year and would love to hold that spot again!

🏆 VOTE FOR BEST OF THE FOOTHILLS 2026! 🏆

Voting starts NOW! Show your favorite local businesses some love and cast your vote for the Best of the Foothills 2026.

One vote per day, per person.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BOFH2026

Get voting and help recognize the businesses that make our community special! ❤️

10/12/2026

We love social media day here at Growing Smiles 😁

10/08/2026

BBQ, great company, and even better memories! 🍖☀️🦷

A HUGE thank you to Herring Orthodontics for hosting such a fun BBQ lunch today! We had an absolute blast spending time together, enjoying delicious food, and sharing lots of laughs! 💙

We appreciate your generosity and hospitality. Thank you for treating our Growing Smiles crew to such a wonderful afternoon! 🥰✨

10/07/2026

On Wednesdays, we wear PINK! 💕🎀🩷
Growing Smiles is thinking pink and spreading smiles all October long! 💗🦷 🎀

10/01/2026

🎃 Our 2nd Annual Pumpkin Coloring Contest is HERE! 👻🖍️

Stop by Growing Smiles Hickory to pick up a coloring sheet and let your little artist get creative! 🧡 Each entry will be placed into your child’s age group for a chance to win a fun prize! 🏆

📍 Coloring sheets are available to pick up in office
🎨 Color, decorate & make it your own
📅 All completed sheets must be turned in by November 2nd!

We can’t wait to see all of the SPOOK-tacular creations this year! 🎃🕷️🦇

09/23/2026

Twins 👯‍♀️

09/14/2026

We may not be the official Cheetah Girls, but we had to dress the part to celebrate our girl Heather! 🐆✨ We surprised her with a special lunch party in honor of an incredible 30 years with Growing Smiles. Heather, thank you for three decades of dedication, hard work, and all the smiles! You’re truly cheetah-licious! 💛🥳

09/14/2026

When it comes to pediatric dentistry, we've always been a little special. 😉
And apparently, our water is special too... blessed by an Eskimo medicine man! 🥶

Around here, we don't just take care of little smiles here. We bring the fun, the laughs, and a little bit of ✨special ✨to every visit!