Ask the Orthodontist

Ask the Orthodontist

Parents are the Heroes in Orthodontics

By 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.

Randi Michelle
Goode, together with
her parents, Carolann
and Dr. Robert
Goode, will celebrate
her bat mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Friday,
Goode
Nov. 28. Sharing in
the simchah will be her sisters, Erin
and Jamie, and proud grandparents Dr.
Sheldon Plotnik and Florence Goode.
She is also the grandchild of the late
Joan Plotnik, the late Dr. Conrad Goode
and the late Lois Goode.
Ranch attends Orchard Lake Middle
School in West Bloomfield. Among her
many mitzvah projects, she felt volunteer-
ing at Southeastern Michigan Homeless
Shelter was the most meaningful.

Rachel Beth Gorosh,
daughter of Tammy
and Bruce Gorosh,
will be called to the
Torah as a bat mitz-
vah on Saturday, Nov.
29, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
Gorosh
West Bloomfield,
B'nai Israel Center.
Celebrating with Rachel will be her
older sisters, Hilary and Jamie. Also
participating in the simchah will be
Rachel's proud grandparents Norma
Gorosh and Edith and Jules Erdberg.
Rachel is also the granddaughter of the
late Lawrence Gorosh and the late Harry
Rosen.
Rachel is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. Of her many mitzvah
projects, she felt that her participation
with the Friendship Circle Training
Program in West Bloomfield was one of
the most meaningful.

Morgan Rachel Katz,
daughter of Debra and
Dr. Lon Katz and sister
of Evan, will read from
the Torah as she cel-
ebrates her bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
Katz
Saturday, Nov. 29. She
is the grandchild of
Antoinette and Gerald Genette and the
great-grandchild of Dorothy and Lewis
Dye. She is also the grandchild of the
late Iris and the late Saul Katz.
Morgan attends Walnut Creek Middle
School in Walled Lake. She felt her most
meaningful mitzvah project was her
involvement with Temple Israel during
the housing of the homeless.

Adam Robert
Lenchner will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah,
Saturday, Nov. 29,
at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
Southfield. He is
Adam
the son of Carrie
Lenchner
Lachman and Leslie
Lenchner. Included in
the simchah will be his brother Daniel
and his grandparents Adeline Lachman
and Kenneth and Linda Lenchner.
He is also the grandson of the late
Philip Lachman and the late Barbara
Lenchner.
Adam is a student at Bloomfield Hills
Middle School. Among his favorite mitz-
vah projects was volunteering at Yad
Ezra in Berkley during the past summer.

Daniel Barton
Lenchner will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah
Saturday, Nov. 29,
at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
Southfield. He is
Daniel
the son of Carrie
Lenchner
Lachman and Leslie
Lenchner. Included
in the simchah will be his brother Adam
and his grandparents Adeline Lachman
and Kenneth and Linda Lenchner. He
is also the grandson of the late Philip
Lachman and the late Barbara Lenchner.
Daniel is a student at Bloomfield Hills
Middle School.
He felt that it was especially meaning-
ful to volunteer at Yad Ezra in Berkley
during the past summer for one of his
mitzvah projects.

Carlee Hannah
Meyers, daughter
of Diane Galper and
Bruce Meyers and
sister of Erica, will
celebrate her bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
Meyers
Saturday, Nov. 29, as
she is called to the
bimah to read from the Torah. She is the
grandchild of Pearl and Leonard Galper
and Eleanor Meyers. She is also the
grandchild of the late Edward Meyers
and the great-grandchild of the late
Norma Galper.
Carlee is a seventh-grader at Walnut
Creek Middle School in Walled Lake.
Delivering food to families in need
through Focus Hope was the mitzvah
project she found most meaningful.

Dr. Nelson Hersh
and
Dr. Marsha Beattie

If you have any
further questions,
please do not
hesitate to contact
Dr. Hersh or Dr.
Beattie at the new-
est state-of-the-art
orthodontic facility
in West Bloomfield/
Commerce Township
at 248-926-4100.

Who picks the child up from soccer or dance or whatever 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. tt 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. •
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That is one reason why we had the expansion of our office done. We want to make
things easier for mom 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 24E3-926-4100 • •
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