South Shore Smiles

Between the retail corridors of St John sits the neighborhood’s dental practice you’ll notice for its consistency rather than signage. South Shore Smiles anchors Suite E & F at 9270 Wicker Ave, where the address reads as plainly as the front windows do from the road. Services here run the usual gamut—cleanings, fillings, crowns, extractions; implant consultation is also on the roster, along with pediatric dentistry and simple oral surgery. Whether you need a six-month checkup or a same-day extraction, the practice keeps routine and specialty under one roof.

Across the lot from a big-box pharmacy, the practice occupies the second-story suites, so the arrowed directory out front points right rather than down. A quick call from the parking aisle puts an appointment on the calendar—(219) 627-3133 works whether you’re calling from the parking lot or your desk. They pencil new patients in within a week or two during most months, though walk-ins for emergencies are taken when the day allows. Behind those same windows, hygienists update charts and the dentist reviews X-rays before the next patient arrives.

Most visitors arrive from Highland, Dyer, or Merrillville, slicing a few minutes off the interstate drive by exiting at Route 49. The route stays on flat, well-marked roads all the way into the subdivision, where Wicker Ave doubles as both a thoroughfare and a bike lane. A left turn between the strip-mall pillars lands you in the small lot angled toward the building’s rear entrance.

For a straight shot from any direction, the map link drops a pin right between Suites E & F—save it on your phone and you’ll never circle the lot twice.