At the annual Scholarship Awards Banquet of the Grapevine Masonic Lodge #288 Dr. J and the Staff of Stellar Smiles Ortho were honored with the prestigious Community Outreach Award. This award is given out in recognition of dedicated service to the students in the Grapevine Community.
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Former Marine Turned Orthodontist Gives Back to Navy Corpsman with a Stellar Smile
September, 2025
Grapevine, TX — At Stellar Smiles Ortho, service to others is more than a motto—it’s a mission. For Dr. J, a former U.S. Marine and now a respected orthodontist in Grapevine, a recent patient encounter brought his journey full circle in the most meaningful way. That patient? A Navy Corpsman who once served alongside Marines in the fleet. “In the Marine Corps, we called
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Stellar Smiles Ortho & Tooth Story Team Up for GCISD’s 14th Annual Back-to-School Fair
August, 2025
On Saturday, August 2nd, the Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD) hosted its 14th Annual Back to School Fair—a beloved community tradition that brings local families together in support of a strong start to the school year.
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Dr. J and Stellar Smiles Ortho Donate Life-Saving Kits to GCISD SROs and Grapevine Mills Substation
July, 2025
Grapevine, TX – July 23, 2025 — Dr. J and the Stellar Smiles Ortho team have donated ten high-quality, American-made “Stop the Bleed” kits to the School Resource Officers (SROs) of Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. An additional kit was also placed at the Grapevine Mills Mall Police Substation to serve the broader community.
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Proud Partner of Embracing Our Warriors
June, 2025
At Stellar Smiles Ortho, we are honored to partner with Embracing Our Warriors, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring confidence and self-esteem in veterans with service-related disabilities and their immediate family members. Through this partnership, we proudly donate our orthodontic services to those who have sacrificed so much for our country.
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Veterans meet at the Grapevine Fire Dept
May, 2025
Grapevine, TX – At Stellar Smiles Ortho, service, dedication, and community are at the heart of everything we do – both inside and outside the office. This week, one of our valued team members, Saul Gonzalez Cano, shared a powerful moment of camaraderie and recognition with a local firefighter at the Grapevine Fire Department.
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Rain Can’t Dampen the Spirit of Earth Day Celebration at Stellar Smiles Ortho
April, 2025
Not even the rainy weather could put a damper on the joy and community spirit at Stellar Smiles Ortho’s Earth Day celebration! The event brought together families, local students, and first responders for a morning full of gratitude, creativity, and connection.
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Stellar Smiles Ortho Donates Stop the Bleed Trauma Pack to Grapevine Fire Department
March, 2025
Grapevine, TX – Stellar Smiles Ortho, a local orthodontic practice dedicated to providing top-notch care, has shown its commitment to the Grapevine community with a generous donation to the Grapevine Fire Department.
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What is the Impact of your generosity?
February, 2025
Have you ever wondered if your donations make it to the needy, the poor, the ones that need them? We followed the journey of our donated new unopened toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation.
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Atlas Humanitarian Rescue
January, 2025
Stellar Smiles Ortho is always looking for ways to improve this world. We teamed up with Atlas Humanitarian Rescue, a 501c3 and an incredibly effective organization whose mission is to combat human trafficking.
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Delivering hope to children at Christmastime and Beyond!
December, 2024
The Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas.
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Stellar Smiles Ortho supports Feed My Starving Children
December, 2024
Stellar Smiles Ortho has teamed up and supports Feed My Starving Children (FMSC).
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Stellar Smiles Ortho supports the Performing Local Arts
December, 2024
Stellar Smiles Ortho and DR. J are big supporters of the Performing Local Arts. The Coppell High School Choir has consistently ranked among the top choirs of Texas 6A public schools performing locally, nationally and internationally.
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WINNER – DFW Child Mom-Approved Award 2024
November, 2024
For a 2nd year in a row Stellar Smiles Ortho and Dr. P “J” Theodorou were nominated by our patients and selected as Mom Approved this year by the readers of DFWChild.
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Grapevine Elementary School PTA
October, 2024
Stellar Smiles Ortho continues to support our local community and the health of our local children by teaming up with the Grapevine Elementary School.
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Monster Mash Trunk or Treat 2024
October, 2024
Dr. J. and Stellar Smiles Ortho once again contributed and enjoyed the annual Grapevine Community Outreach center Monster Mash Trunk or Treat event in the parking lot of Mustang-Panther Stadium.
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Stellar Smiles Ortho partners for 2nd year with Timberline Elementary School
September, 2024
The most important thing for any school should be the ability to offer an excellent education to the next generation of students.
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Stellar Smiles Ortho Supports VAST After-School Program for Kids
September, 2024
At Stellar Smiles Ortho we recognize the challenge working parents face to find a program that keeps their children safe and engaged.
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Stellar Smiles Ortho Brings Joy and Support to Children at Annual GCISD Back-to-School Fair
August, 2024
Stellar Smiles Ortho once again has provided support, orthodontic screenings and brushkits to children; in need at the annual GCISD Back-to-School Fair.
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Stellar Smiles Ortho and GRACE Unite to Support ‘Feed Our Kids’ Summer Lunch Program
July, 2024
Stellar Smiles Ortho and GRACE have once again partnered, this time, for “Feed Our Kids” with the mission to provide lunches for area children during the summer weeks when they may otherwise not receive a midday meal.
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DR J presents LIVE to the Grapevine Latino Community
June, 2024
Elévate is a program aimed at Spanish-speaking Latino immigrants to improve their work and professional skills, increase their income, improve their quality of life and contribute to the communities where they live.
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Christian’s Journey from Marine Corps Base Camp at Lejeune
June, 2024
Our awesome patient, Christian, served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC.
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Grapevine Fire Department and Stellar Smiles Ortho – Dreams Come True
May, 2024
Have you ever dreamed of being a firefighter? Saving lives from a burning house? We have… So, we politely asked the Grapevine Fire Department if they could make our dream sort of come true and bring the fire truck.
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Stellar Smiles Ortho has been selected as Best Dentist in Dallas 2024 by Expertise
May, 2024
Expertise finds and reviews the top service professionals in over 200 industries across the U.S.
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Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention Month
April, 2024
Grapevine Community Outreach Center and Stellar Smiles Ortho supportChild Abuse Awareness & Prevention Month.
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Make the Earth Smile ART Competition
March, 2024
Stellar Smiles Ortho held the 2nd annual “Make the Earth Smile” ART competition and what a success it was. We received over 95 entries from six GCISD elementary schools!
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Earth Day
March, 2024
Stellar Smiles Ortho held it’s 2nd annual Earth Day festivities, keeping our community healthy (more oxygen), beautiful (more green), safer (reduce stormwater runoff /and erosion) and support our habitat (provide food, protection and homes for birds, insects and mammals).
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Stellar Smiles Ortho Easter Egg Hunt
March, 2024
Ready, Set, Go! Described the beginning of the Stellar Smiles Ortho annual Easter Egg Hunt. But the kids were lightning fast this year and it was over in minutes. The colorful eggs each had a prize and candy and everyone left with a smile. Someone did find the golden coin and walked off with the grand prize all smiles.
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Stellar Smiles Ortho partners with Timberline Elementary to implement School SAFE id
March, 2024
Stellar Smiles Ortho cares deeply about our communities children and is the proud sponsor of School SAFE id – a Smart Dismissal App tracking how students are picked up, identifies custody arrangements, and separates students for Covid-19 safety.
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Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program
December, 2023
This 2023 holiday season the local Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program was well supported by Stellar Smiles Ortho and other wonderful businesses and organizations: Delivering hope to children at Christmastime and Beyond. Semper Fidelis from the Stellar Smiles Ortho family!
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Best Orthodontist in DFW Mom Approved
December, 2023
Dr. P “J” Theodorou was nominated by our patients and selected as Mom Approved this year by the readers of DFWChild. A Mom-Approved doctor is a provider that parent’s in the DFW area trust, respect and recommend to other local parents. This was announced in their Oct/ Nov issue of DFWChild and you can read the amazing nominations in the link below. Congratulations Dr…
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Paint a Smile” Art Gallery
November, 2023
Stellar Smiles held their annual Paint-A-Smile Art Contest at their Grapevine clinic. Dr. J Theodorou invited kids from the 11 Grapevine-Colleyville elementary schools to participate. The students were instructed to “paint-a-smile” on anything. “We all know our children have exceptional abilities for creativity and can make the most unique works of art but it almost never gets to…
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2023 Trunk or Treat
October, 2023
Stellar Smiles Ortho joined the Grapevine Police and Community Outreach to provide an out-of-this-world experience during the 2023 Trunk or Treat at Mustang Stadium! The event included police and fire displays, games and lots of treats. Our office had the opportunity to provide hundreds of free dental toothbrush kits to our community’s children.
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Grapevine/Colleyville ISD Back to School Fair
August, 2023
Stellar Smiles Ortho provided free dental and orthodontic screenings, toothbrushing lessons and handed out free dental hygiene dental kits at GCISD annual back to school fair. This event is for families that are experiencing financial hardships during the back to school season and provides access to many resources within the community.
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New Teacher Breakfast & Expo 2023
August, 2023
Stellar Smiles Ortho joined forces with the Coppell Chamber of Commerce and Coppell ISD to welcome New Teachers/Employees during a welcome luncheon and Expo. During this year’s event our office had the opportunity to provide 300 dental hygiene kits to educators, school staff, and education leaders. We enjoyed participating in an event aimed to celebrate, inspire, and…
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Timberline Elementary Career Day
May, 2023
Community leaders like Stellar Smiles Ortho & the Grapevine Police Department came into the classrooms of Timberline Elementary to share insights about their career, education and training! Career day’s focus is to encourage students to set goals, learn the value of education and to become lifelong learners. Additionally Stellar Smiles Ortho was able to offer…
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1st Annual – Stellar Smiles Ortho – EARTH DAY – 2023
April, 2023
Stellar Smiles Ortho and Latinos in Grapevine led the 1st Annual Earth Day Celebration – “Let’s make our earth smile for a day”! Its goal was to continue keeping our community healthy (more oxygen), beautiful (more green), safer (reduce storm water runoff and erosion) and support our habitat (provide food, protection and homes for birds, insects and mammals). The big party not…
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Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots
January, 2023
The 2022 holiday season marked the 75th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. For over seven decades, the program has evolved and grown exponentially having delivered hope and the magic of Christmas to over 281 million less-fortunate children. Famous American pop artist, Charles Fazzino, commemorated this occasion. The net proceeds…
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GCISD Health & Wellness Expo
December, 2022
The GCISD Health & Wellness Expo seeks to inform the locals in our community about products and services available that encourage good health and fitness, address special needs care, provide nutritional insight, and more!
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We Support Our Local Police Department
November, 2022
Stellar Smiles Ortho and Dr. J support our community by donating Personal Protective Equipment and Tactical Medical Gear to the brave men and women of the Grapevine Police Department. Stay safe!
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The Taste of Timberline
November, 2022
Dr. J with Éricka Bravo (Bilingual Parent Liaison) at the Taste of Timberline event, a celebration of the diversity and cultures represented at Timberline Elementary.
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Community Serve Day – Health Fair
October, 2022
Stellar Smiles Ortho teamed up with the local 121 Community Church for SERVE DAY. A day where we worship God by coming together to serve various community and ministry partners. Stellar Smiles Ortho provided free dental screenings for the 121 Community Church Health Fair on Serve Day and put a smile on as many faces as possible!
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Dr. PJ Theodorou Partners With GRACE For Free Dental Clinic
July, 2022
Scheduling your next dentist appointment is not something the average adult anxiously anticipates. Think back to when you were a child, and those visits were even more dreadful. While some might possess a fear of these experiences or lack the urge to spend their free time in a cold, rubber chair, others simply lack the resources to access the service altogether.
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Community Outreach Award
May, 2022
At the annual Scholarship Awards Banquet of the Grapevine Masonic Lodge #288 Dr. J and the Staff of Stellar Smiles Ortho were honored with the prestigious Community Outreach Award. This award is given out in recognition of dedicated service to the students in the Grapevine Community.
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Stellar Smiles Honored With PTA Friends of Children Award
May, 2022
The Timberline PTA honored Dr. J and the Stellar Smiles staff with the PTA Friends of Children Award for all of their support. This award honors members of the Timberline community who have gone above and beyond to support our PTA and the children of Timberline Elementary.
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Achieve a Straighter Smile Faster: Exploring Adult Braces Options
April, 2022
he desire for a perfect smile isn’t reserved for teenagers. Many adults are now choosing to undergo orthodontic treatment to achieve straighter teeth and a more confident smile. But with busy lives and a focus on faster results, adults often wonder: What types of braces work the fastest? This comprehensive guide explores the different types of braces available for adults,
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How to Encourage Your Teen to Wear Invisalign Consistently?
March, 2022
Getting Invisalign is a significant milestone for teens, providing a discreet way to straighten their teeth. However, ensuring they wear their aligners consistently can be challenging. As a parent, it’s important to find effective strategies to support and motivate your teen throughout their Invisalign journey. From establishing routines to involving professionals, here are some practical tips to help encourage consistent
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Braces and Career Success: How a Straight Smile Can Help
February, 2022
A straight, attractive smile isn’t just about looking good—it’s a powerful asset in the professional world. While many people associate dental braces with adolescence, their benefits reach far beyond just improving oral health. Investing in these braces can profoundly impact your career, enhancing your confidence and professional image and even opening doors to new opportunities. In this blog, we’ll explore
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