About Gulf Grins
One board certified pediatric dentist, one office, and enough time in every appointment to do it properly.
Why Gulf Grins exists
Gulf Grins was created from a simple belief: children and families deserve a dental experience that feels welcoming, personal, and genuinely centered around them.
When I began looking for where I wanted to continue practicing pediatric dentistry in the area, I realized that the kind of practice I envisioned didn’t quite exist.
Gulf Grins is my opportunity to create a pediatric dental office where children can feel comfortable being themselves, parents feel heard and supported, and excellent dental care is built around relationships rather than simply appointments.
I wanted to create a practice that feels like it belongs here — a place that reflects the warmth, laid-back spirit, and sense of community of the Gulf Coast while providing thoughtful, high-quality pediatric dental care.
Most importantly, I wanted Gulf Grins to be a place where I would genuinely want my own family to receive care.
This practice wasn’t created because there was a perfect opportunity waiting for me. It was created because I saw an opportunity to make something better — and decided to build it.
— Dr. Lauren Simon, DMD, MS
Credentials that take years to earn, and matter long before the first review exists.
Our approach
Growth, development, habits and diet all shape what happens in a child’s mouth. Looking at all of it is how you prevent problems instead of repairing them.
Proactive, not reactive
Recommendations built around your child’s growth and development, so we’re catching things early rather than drilling later.
Honest about treatment
We will always tell you which cavities need treating now and which can safely be watched. Including when the honest answer is that nothing needs doing yet.
Built for kids who find this hard
Sensory sensitivities, autism, ADHD, or a child who simply had a bad first experience. Longer appointments, quieter rooms, and desensitizing visits where no treatment happens at all.
Privately owned
Not a group, not a corporate chain. One dentist who will still be here when your child is a teenager.
The space
Our office on US-331 is being built now. Photographs of the finished space follow before we open.
Now forming
Be first on the list when the books open.
We open in Santa Rosa Beach in February 2027, and we’re building our first patient list now. Join the waitlist and you’ll hear from us before appointments go public.
- First choice of appointment times when scheduling opens
- A real phone call from our office, not an automated blast
- Insurance checked and confirmed before your first visit
- No cost, no obligation, and you can leave the list any time