Ask The Orthodontist

Parents are the Heroes in Orthodontics

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Cole Alexander
Lubin will be
called to the bimah
as he celebrates
his bar mitzvah
Saturday, Feb. 24, at
Temple Israel. His
Lubin
parents are Mary
and Jay Lubin and
his brother is Drake. His grandparents
are June and Marvin Rohde and Carol
and Joel Lubin and his very proud
great-grandmother is Rose Rubin. He
is the great-grandson of the late Jack
Rubin.
Cole is a student at Clifford Smart
Middle School in Walled Lake. His
most meaningful mitzvah project is
donating funds he has earned, every
month for the next year, to Miracle
League of Michigan, an organization
that gives opportunities to play base-
ball to children who are disabled.

Rachel Eliana
Pernick of
Huntington Woods
will become a
bat mitzvah on
Saturday, Feb. 24, at
Temple Beth El.
Pernick
Participating in the
ceremony will be
her parents, Rebecca and Nat Pernick,
brother Sam and sister Leah. Proud
grandparents are Anne Pernick and
Ann White. Rachel is also the grand-
daughter of the late Larry Pernick and
the late Arnold White.
Rachel attends Norup International
School in Oak Park. Her mitzvah proj-
ects included sewing hats for children
in homeless shelters and hospitals.

y far the individuals with the most unappreciated role
in the orthodontic treatment of a child are the parents.
It is the mom or dad that bears the responsibility
for making the appointment, bringing the child to the
appointment, coordinating schedules, and usually being
unappreciated in the process. Look at usually any mother's
(and many times fathers) planners and it is amazing that an
additional monthly commitment is even workable.

Nelson Hersh

DDS, MS
Who picks the child up from soccer or dance or whatever
Licensed Specialist
and rushes to get to the orthodontic appointment on time?
Who gets the phone call at the most inopportune time
and must change their schedule at the last minute to bring the child in for some
unexpected emergency? Who hears the words "I can't find my retainer"? Who
worries about the child not brushing well enough, and who gets the complaining
that something else is more important? The answer to all these questions is mom or
dad. The parent also is the one who hears the gripes and woes of the patient.

Parents are the "Heroes" of the orthodontist. It is the parent that must put the
child before all else, and make a financial commitment because they know whether
their child wants braces or not, it is the "right" thing to do.

That is one reason why we had the expansion of our office done. We want to
make things easier for morn or dad and have an environment that shows we care
and appreciate the parent. The parent is the "unsung" hero of orthodontics and
we tip our hats to the moms and dads who make our job easier. And lastly, here's
something you rarely hear, "THANK YOU!"

You may see or write us at our office for any topics you would like discussed
in this biweekly column. 2300 Haggerty Rd, Suite 1160, West Bloomfield, 48323.
Or call us at 248-926-4100.

Nelson (Nick) Hersh
DDS, MS

Katzman-Zeff

Licensed Specialist

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rs. Larry and Jackie Zeff of
West Bloomfield are proud
to announce the engagement
of their son Joseph Brandon to Debra
Ann Katzman, daughter of Mark and Ina
Katzman of Stratton, Vt.
Joe graduated from the University of
Michigan and MIT, and works as a high-tech
strategy consultant. Deb graduated from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Boston College with a master's in counsel-
ing and works at Northeastern University,
Boston.
Deb and Joe live in Cambridge, Mass., and
will be married this May in Stratton Mountain, Vt.

Halperin 50th

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erry and Margot Halperin celebrated
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29.

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THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS

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