Mazel To -v!
Ask The Orthodontist
A common concern among parents is "How do I find an
orthodontic specialist that is appropriate for my
children?"
When selecting an orthodontist, good sources to ask are
your child's friends, schoolmates, other parents, your family
dentist and even teachers.
Benjamin Irvin Aronovitz, son of
Joanne and Danny Aronovitz, cele-
brated his bar
mitzvah on
Saturday,
March 4, at
Congregation
Shaarey
Zedek. Sharing
in his simchah
were his sis-
ters Sara and
Aronovitz
Anna, and
grandparents.Adria and Marvin
Aronovitz, Sylvia and Arnold Aaron
and Iris and Frederic Radner.
Ben attends Norup Middle School
in Oak Park. His most meaningful
mitzvah project was saying the Shab-
bat prayers at the JARC Medow home.
Find out if other kids in braces or appliances enjoy their
experience. Are the kids treated with respect, and are their Nelson Hersh DDS, MS
personal needs addressed? Do they look forward to going
Licensed ecialist
to the orthodontist? Kids are very perceptive and can tell
when someone truly cares about them, and this is very important.
Ask the parents if they are happy with the orthodontist they selected. How are
emergencies handled? Is there an emergency phone number or pager where someone
may be reached if needed? Additionally, it is a benefit if the orthodontist has only one
office, so there is more accessibility at a dependable location. The office should also be
conveniently located as appointments are usually.every 5 weeks or so.
Once the orthodontist is selected, call the office, and ask if they have an informational
folder about the office, philosophy and information about the doctor: Find out if there
is a fee for an initial consultation. After this, go to the appointment, see the office (is
it clean, patient friendly and utilizes modem technology?), and see if the orthodontist
truly cares about your child, and if he listens. Are you and your child comfortable with
the environment there? Does the orthodontist put you at ease? This is the beginning
of a relationship that should be a rewarding and positive experience.
You may see or write us at our office for any topics you would like discussed in this
biweekly column. Please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Hersh at the newest state-of-
the-art orthodontic facility in West Bloomfield/Commerce Township at 2300
Haggerty Road, Suite 1160, (248) 926-4100.
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Nelson (Nick) Hersh
DDS, MS
*Licensed Specialist
1083010
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precious stones where
the personal touch
counts!
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Julie Alana Goldfaden will celebrate
her bat mitzvah at Adat Shalom on
Saturday, Mar.
11. Participat-
ing in the sim-
chah will be
proud parents
Nancy and
Howard Gold-
faden of West
Bloomfield,
Goldfaden
and excited
siblings
Pamela, Lindsay and Daniel. Julie's
grandparents are Maynard Melamed
of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and Judith
Goldfaden of West Bloomfield. She is
also the granddaughter of the late
Jerry Goldfaden and the late Greta
Melamed.
Julie attends Orchard Lake Middle
School in West Bloomfield.
Hunter James Bielfield of Farming-
ton Hills will become a bar mitzvah at
Temple Beth
El on
Saturday,
March 11. He
is the son of
Cheri Bielfield
and Brad
Bielfield and
older brother
—at
Bielfield
of Jacob. Proud
grandparents
are Leda Gorlovsky of Farmington
Hills and Marilyn Pincus of
Bloomfield Hills. He is also the grand-
son of the late Milton Gorlovsky,
Bernard Pincus and Burton Bielfield.
Hunter attends Cranbrook
Kingswood Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. For his mitzvah proj-
ect, Hunter collected and 'contributed
items for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Devin Nicole Klein, daughter of
Manette and Marshall Klein and sister
of Morgan,
will celebrate •
her bat mitz-
vah as she is
called to the
bimah at
Temple Israel
Friday, March
10. Her
grandparents
Klein
are Margot
and Dr. Sander Klein and Helene and
Daniel Lublin.
Devin attends Walnut Creek Middle
School in Walled Lake. She felt her
most meaningful mitzvah project was
volunteering at the Fleischman Resi-
dence in West Bloomfield, helping at
bingo nights.
Rikki Ann Cohen will celebrate her
bat mitzvah at Temple Israel,
Saturday,
March 11. She
is the daughter
of Marlene
and Jeffrey
Cohen and the
sister of Leah.
Her excited
grandparents
Cohen
are Deanna
and Robert
Greenberg and Esther and Morry
Wexler. She is also the grandchild of
the late Ronald Cohen.
Rikki is a student at Berkshire
Middle School in Birmingham.
Working with children at the
Friendship Circle was the mitzvah
project she felt to be most meaningful.
Matthew Ryan Meltzer will be called
to the Torah as a bar mitzvah Satur-
day, March 11,
at Congrega-
tion Shaarey
Zedek South-
field. He is the
son of Jeffrey
and Julie
Meltzer and
brother of
Meltzer
Erika. Matt's
proud grand-
parents are Dee and Milt Fishman of
West Bloomfield and Florence Meltzer
of Farmington Hills. He is also the
grandson of the late Samuel Meltzer.
Matt attends West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. Among his
many mitzvah projects, he enjoyed vol-
unteering at Yad Ezra in Berkley.