Ask The Orthodontist

Parents frequently ask about
"The cost of orthodontics."

Stacy Michelle
Indianer will be
called to the Torah
as a bat mitzvah
Saturday, June 2,
at Adat Shalom
Synagogue. She
is the daughter of
Indianer
Helene and Art
Indianer and the
sister of Brian and Stephanie. Proud
grandparents are Chuck and Gladys
Brasch and Sy and Helen Indianer. She
is also the granddaughter of the later
Blanche Brasch.
Stacy is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. Her mitzvah proj-
ects included collecting dresses for the
Hadassah dressy rummage sale.

Leah Ruth
Moskovitz will be
called to the Torah
at Temple Kol Ami
as a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, June 2.
She is the daughter
of Elyse and Corey
Moskovitz
Moskovitz and
sister of Aaron and
Shayna. Her proud grandparents are
Toby and Gerald Migdalewicz and
Joan and Leon Moskovitz, all of West
Bloomfield.
Leah is a student at Abbott Middle
School in West Bloomfield. Her most
meaningful mitzvah projects included
helping out at Fleischman Residence
in West Bloomfield.

Gayle Denise Klein,
daughter of Debbie
and Dr. Steven Klein,
will celebrate her
bat mitzvah Friday,
June I, at Temple
Israel. She is the
sister of Toby and
Klein
the grandchild of
Bonnie Gewertz,
Lenore and Dr. Don Klein and Donna
and Ted Gewertz.
Gayle attends Warner Middle
School in Farmington Hills. It was
very meaningful to her, for a mitzvah
project, to participate in the Guts &
Glory Walk for the Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation as well as to donate funds
to this organization.

Evan Brandon
Pasick will read
from the Torah as
he celebrates his
bar mitzvah with
Congregation Bet
Chaverim in Canton
Saturday, June 2.
He is the son of
Michael Pasick and
Lora Weingarden and the younger
brother of Robert. Evan's proud grand-
parents are Anne Pasick and Esther
Weingarden. He is also the grandson
of the late Irving Pasick and the late
Louis Weingarden.
Evan is a seventh-grader at Holmes
Middle School in Livonia. His most
meaningful mitzvah project was vol-
unteering at Yad Ezra in Berkley.

Jared Loren
Kohlenberg, son of
Wendy and Lawrence
Kohlenberg and
brother of Liza,
will celebrate his
bar mitzvah as
he reads from the
Kohlenberg
Torah Saturday,
June 2, at Temple
Israel. Sharing in the simchah will
be his grandparents Sally and Martin
Kohlenberg and Dorothy Gould. He is
also the grandchild of the late Lester
Gould and the late Gary Cohen.
Jared attends Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield.
Participating in a program called
"Friends at Home" through West
Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle was
his most meaningful mitzvah project.

liana Gittel Rashes
(Ilanit Gittel) will be
called to the Torah as
a bat mitzvah at Beth
Israel Congregation
in Ann Arbor on
Saturday, June 2. She
is the daughter of
Rashes
Laurie and Harm
Rashes and sister of
Max and Annie. Her proud grandpar-
ents are Carolyn and Paul Lichter of
Ann Arbor and Elaine and Alan Rashes
of Bomoseen, Vt.
Ilana attends Clague Middle School
in Ann Arbor. As a mitzvah project,
she organized a celebration of diver-
sity for Girl Scouts from throughout
northeast Ann Arbor in honor of the
World Association of Girl Guides and
Girl Scouts' World Thinking Day.

Parents' fears of prohibitive or unaffordable costs of
orthodontics may be speculative at best. Many caring
orthodontists are able to keep costs down, allow you to
pay over the course of treatment, maintain the highest of
quality and give your family the personal care they deserve.
Parents should feel comfortable to ask if the fees are within
reasonable and customary levels, and what they include.
High initial payments (in my office, for example) have
virtually been eliminated.

Nelson Hersh
DDS, MS

Licensed Specialist

While the cost of treating teeth with a full mouth of braces may seem high at
first, an examination of the benefits derived from this investment shows it to be
quite worthwhile. When orthodontic treatment is compared to similarly priced
consumer products, its value can be seen in its potential to bring long-lasting
improvements to the health and self-esteem of the patient. In fact, orthodontic
treatment may be seen as a bargain when one figures in the expertise of the
orthodontist, the work of auxiliary personnel, the number of visits required, and
the good it ultimately does for the patient. What price can we put on good
comfortable chewing function, the ability to enjoy eating, an inviting smile and
the high self-esteem that comes with it?

Everyone wants a beautiful smile and everyone deserves to have a healthy one.
The orthodontist's goal is to achieve both for the patient. The importance of an
attractive smile should not be underestimated. The satisfaction of seeing a child
feel good about themselves is priceless.

You may call our office for a complimentary consultation. The office is located
on the border of West Bloomfield/Commerce Township, 2300 Haggerty Road,
Suite 1160, 248-926-4100.

PS Perhaps the best rationale for evaluating the cost of orthodontic treatment
involves comparing it to the costs of non-treatment.

Nelson (Nick) Hersh
DDS, MS

Licensed Specialist

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