Ask the Orthodontist donating the col- lection to Mott Children's Hospital. Gabrielle Leah Scapa, together with her parents Sally and James Scapa, will celebrate her bat Scapa mitzvah during the Havdalah service, Saturday, Nov. 13, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She is the sister of Jacqueline, Danielle and Stephanie and the grandchild of Lillian Barget. She is also the grandchild of the late Donald Barget and the late Edmee and the late Jack Scapa. Gabrielle is a student at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. She performed many mitzvah proj- ects but felt Relay for Life was the most meaningful. David Aaron Siegel will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Siegel Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. He is the son of Vicky and the late Eric Siegel, the brother of Lauren, Rochelle, Michelle and Alexis and grandson of Mary and the late Norbert Rounke and Jacqueline and the late Carl Siegel. David is an eighth-grade student at Baker Middle School in Troy. Each year, he participates in feeding the homeless at the holiday season at What questions should I ask the orthodontist at the consultation? First ask the orthodontist about the technique he/she uses and his/her general treatment philosophy. Some orthodontists try to make the treatment as short and comfortable as possible. Others use less expensive materials and products.Ask the orthodontist about the materials used. Some orthodontists take brackets out of one patient's mouth and recycle them into another patient's mouth. The safety and reliability of this procedure is still unclear.Ask the orthodontist about their treatment philosophy. You will need to decide whether the orthodontist's treatment philosophy is right for your children. Generally, the best orthodontists will offer braces with a variety of colors to suit your child's taste.All of these options will make the orthodontic treatment much less stressful for your children and much easier on you. Dr. Nelson Hersh and - Dr, Marsha Beanie Licensed Specialists for Children & Adults West Bloomfield Commerce Township 248.926.4100 Waterford 248-673-4100 Ask the orthodontist about the type of brackets thefp an to use.The o s d ce of bracket influences how long your child's treatment will take, and how comfortable your child will be during treatment.The orthodontist may have some latitude to choose one of several different bracket designs. If so, you may have some Input into which bracket your orthodontist chooses. One key choice is whether to use a low profile or a high profile bracket. Generally, low profile brackets are less irritating to your children's lip than high profile brackets, but they are newer, and some orthodontists never learned how to use them. Ask the orthodontist about their sterilization procedures. Make sure they use an autoclave on all of their instruments • - No one can tell you what is right for yourd , looking at your cas owever; as a parent, you need to be comfortable with the orthodontist's choice and whether the choice is right for your child. For more information you may call either of our offices: Drs. Hersh and Beattie invite you to join our patieM family. Our offices are located on the border of West Bloomfield/Commerce Township at 2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160 (248) 926-4100 and our newest 2nd location is in Waterford at 5133 Highland Road (248) 673-4100 - Goldberg-Shiver 248-926-4100 www.hershbeattieortho.com 41011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011111 A ndrea and Jonas Goldberg of Oak Park and Sharon and Johnnie Howard of Warren are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Adam Robert Goldberg and Jennifer Lynn Shiver. Adam is employed as a re-set special- ist for Crown Bold LLC, and Jennifer is employed as a senior bank teller for Charter One Bank. A June 2011 wedding is planned. Great New Merchandise for Hanukah JEWELRY Singer 50th I udy (Raisin) and Bobby Singer, for- merly of Bloomfield Hills, now living near Palm Springs, Calif., recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A party honoring the simchah, including renewing of their vows, was held at their country club. Attending were 250 guests, many from the Detroit area. Judy's maid of honor was her 95-year-young mother, Helene Raisin from Boca Raton, Fla., while Bobby's best man was Dr. Henry Sonenshein of West Bloomfield. Officiating was the couple's dear, lifelong friend from Detroit, James A. Mayworm. Their children, Shari, Steve, Lisa and Scott all attended with their 11 grandchildren. The couple plan to travel to Israel, returning early next year. 248-851-5030 6881 Orchard Lake Rd. on The Boardwalk Qat R4tfte, Recitkv,a99teh tA4vere/le, rriA944dtotitt aLtattb/- iN November 11 • 2010 63