C , Y GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT As members of the American Association of Orthodontists, Drs. Hersh and Beattie value the Importance of professional ethics and promoting honest information to our local communities. Here, we set the record straight on some common myths about orthodontics. MYTH: Braces are just for kids. FACT: Approximately 20% of our patients are adults. We offer numerous alternatives that are esthetically pleasing. MYTH: My family dentist is also an orthodontist. FACT: An orthodontist has 2-3 years of specialized training beyond dental school. A dentist may treat some cases but does not have the formal recognized training. M orthodontist 2rily practices orthodontics and treats hundreds of patients insuring proper form, function and beauty. tunate to meet his late great-grandfather Bernard Lederman and great-great-aunt Leona Sperber. Dean attends Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. He partici- pated in the volunteer training at the Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield. Maxwell Elkiss Noa Madison Elkiss and Maxwell Spencer Elkiss, children of Davee Elkiss, will share the bimah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, June 12, as they celebrate their b'nai mitzvah. They are the grandchildren of Audrey Elkiss and the late Stanley Elkiss. Sharing in the simchah will be their great-grandmother Sylvia Markel. Both Noa and Maxwell are students at Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. Noa felt volunteering at Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield was the most rewarding of the many mitzvah projects she did. Maxwell felt growing his hair and then donating 11 inches of it to Locks of Love was most meaningful for him. Elizabeth Goldstrom (Tsporah) of Springfield, Va., became a bat mitzvah at Congregation Adat Reyn in Springfield on Saturday, May 9. She is the daughter Goldstrom of Marc and Caroline Goldstrom and sister of Jonathan. Her proud and lov- ing grandparents are Iris and Glen Goldstrom formerly of Oak Park of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Audrey and Arthur Nachbar of Springfield, Va. Elizabeth is a student at Washington Irving Middle School in Springfield. For her mitzvah project, she enjoys making blankets for rescue dogs. Dean Gabriel Hamer will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Monday, June15, at the Shul in West Bloomfield. He is the son of Robyn Lederman and Shlomi Hamer Hamer and the brother of Eli Gideon and Noa Pearl. Big brothers and sisters Zohar, Hila, Gil and Omrit will be here from Los Angeles and Israel to celebrate this spe- cial occasion with him. Also sharing in the simchah will be proud grandparents Dr. Robert and Rochelle Lederman. Dean is also the grandchild of the late Zalman and the late Chaya Hamer and was for- Daniel Ronald Shulman, son of Lana and Dr. Naum Shulman, will read from the Torah on the occasion of his bar mitzvah Saturday, June 13, Shulman at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. His proud grandparents are Rose and Isaak Shulman and Rimma Feygin. He is also the grandchild of the late Mark Feygin. Daniel attends Dunckel Middle School in Farmington Hills. Volunteering at Yad Ezra in Berkley was the mitzvah project he felt to be most meaningful. MYTH: Orthodontists charge more than general dentists for orthodontic treatment. FACT: This is not necessarily true; there are dentists charging more and some charge less. It's not the same work - the value in seeing an orthodontist for treatment is that he/she is an expert. Licensed Specialists for Children & Adults West Bloomfield Commerce Township 248.926.4100 MYTH: Braces can receive radio, Internet, and satellite signals. Patients with braces will set off security detectors. FACT: Just not true - but sure does sound interesting! MYTH: Any dentist may join the American Association of Orthodontists. FACT: Only orthodontists may become members of the American Association of Orthodontists. Visit them at: wwwbraces.org Drs. Hersh and Beattie invite you to become a member of our orthodontic family. Our office is located on the border of West Bloomfield/Commerce Township at 2300 Haggerty Rd., Suite 1160, 248-926-4100. 248-926-4100 Carly Rachel Taub will be called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah on Saturday, June 13, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. She is the daughter of Rene Taub and Jeffrey Taub and the sister of Ella and Sara. Sharing in the simchah will be grandparents Vera and Barry Pearl and Paula and Harold Taub. Carly is a seventh-grade student at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. For her mitzvah project, she has been a madricha (teacher's aide) in the Temple Beth El kindergarten each Sunday. Rayna Brooke Tobin celebrated her bat mitzvah as she read from the Torah on Saturday, June 6, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. She Tobin is the daughter of Jodi and Keith Tobin and the sister of Ethan. Sharing in the cel- ebration were her grandparents Rhoda and Marshall Tobin and Arline Bittker. She is also the granddaughter of the late David Bittker. Rayna is a seventh-grade student at Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. Among her various mitzvah projects, she felt volunteering at West Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle was the most meaningful. MYTH: Braces are painful and take two years or more. FACT: Modem technology and low forces allow orthodontic care to be very comfortable. Some may be worn for months, not years. hershorthodontics.com 0.3)111 ' \ 1490340 Michael B. Gelds, M.D. Certified Mahe! 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