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Ask the Orthodontist

Benjamin Aaron
Goldberg, son of
Laura and Andy
Goldberg, will be
called to the Torah
to celebrate his
bar mitzvah on
Saturday, May 14,
Goldberg
at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. Sharing in his
simchah will be his sister Dana and
grandparents Jerold and Marilyn
Hoskow, and Darryl and Marilyn
Goldberg.
Ben attends the Roeper School in
Birmingham. For his mitzvah proj-
ect, he has been volunteering with
Teen Volunteer Corps on various
projects.

Maya Leah
Goldman will be
called to the Torah
as a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, May 14,
at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. She is
the daughter of Amy
and David Goldman
and sister of Eva and Rikki. Her
proud grandparents are Nison and
Doreen Sabin and Ted and Jean
Goldman.
Maya is a student at O.E. Dunckel
Middle School in Farmington Hills.
She felt that volunteering at the
Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield
was her most meaningful mitzvah
project.

Brandon Chase
Karr, son of Debbie
and Steven Karr
and brother of
Jennifer, will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah on
Saturday, May 14,
Karr
at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. Proud grandparents are
Andree and Gert Freund and Brenda
and Martie Karr.
Brandon is a student at Cranbrook
Middle School in Bloomfield Hills.
One of his meaningful mitzvah
projects included volunteering
at the Fleishman Center in West
Bloomfield.

Alexis Michaels
was called to
the Torah as a
bat mitzvah on
Saturday, May 7,
at Congregation
Beth Ahm in West
Allard
Bloomfield. She is
Michaels
the daughter Ellen
and Lee Michaels
and sister of Shelby and Ari
Michaels. Sharing in the simchah
were proud and loving grandparents
Janice and Harold Katzman, Lila
and Harold Kaufman and Elaine and
Howard Michaels.
Alexis is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield.
Her most meaningful mitzvah
project was making "Mi Shebarach"
pillows and donating them to Safe
Place, a Jewish Domestic Violence
Shelter, to comfort Jewish children
who are victims of domestic vio-
lence.

Catherine Alexis
Moss (Kate) was
called to the Torah
to celebrate her bat
mitzvah on Friday,
May 6, at Temple
Beth Emeth in
Ann Arbor. She is
Moss
the daughter of
Dr. Hershel and
Jennifer Moss; the sister of Joshua,
8, and American exchange student
Hega Kalnes of Lillehammer, Norway.
Sharing in her simchah were her
proud grandparents Harry and Ruthe
Moss of West Bloomfield, Patricia
Ratliff of Novi. She is also the grand-
daughter of the late Lee Ratliff.
Kate is a student at Emerson
School in Ann Arbor. Her ongoing
mitzvah project is with the Jewish
Family Service Refugee Resettlement
Program.

Courtney Marie
Pefley, daughter of
Cathy and Kevin and
sister to Hannah
Rosemary, will
become a bat mitz-
vah on Saturday, May
14, at Congregation
Pefley
Shir Tikvah in Troy.
Proud grandparents
are Josie and Vern Allen, Rosemary
and Buck Keenan, and Madelyn
Burns. She is also the granddaughter
of the late Marty Pefley.
Courtney is in the seventh grade at
Carter Middle School in Warren. Her
mitzvah project included volunteer-
ing at the Friendship Circle in West
Bloomfield.

Dr. Nelson Hersh
and
Dr. Marsha Beattie

Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults

West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100

Waterford
248-673-4100

Full Braces or comprehensive orthodontics is most commonly begun on
kids between the ages of 10 1/2 and 14, but this depends upon the dental
eruption and maturity. All permanent teeth do not need to be erupted for
many reasons. Orthodontic philosophy and treatments utilize growth, and
guidance of erupting teeth into their ideal positions. Teeth may be blocked
or have insufficient room for eruption, so waiting may complicate treatment.
Teeth are more comfortably moved when bones are young and teeth have not
become 'set" in their position. The treatment options can become limited or
complicated by waiting.

Early treatment may also be of ben -efff if your child has a skeletal
discrepancy. This can be as simple as the palate not being wide enough, a
cross-bite, or a mismatch between the upper and lower jaws, This is called
phase 1, as further treatment may be needed when the child gets older. This
phase of treatment may begin as early as age 8.

The safest and best way to know when to begin orthodontic treatment is
to visit an orthodontic specialist to look at your child's situation. Even if
treatment is not necessary, the clinical exam can be referenced in the future,
to see how the mouth is changing, dental eruption, and growth direction,
which are all factors that assist in determining treatment. It is always best
to find out early, rather than late, when is the best time for treatment. Many
orthodontists offer a free consultation and a referral is Rot necewry ft.om
the dentist.

Our state-of-the-art orthodontic facility is located in
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