moments
“Staying Cavity-Free While in Braces”
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Jacob Morton Karp
will chant from the
Torah on the occa-
sion of his bar mitz-
vah on Saturday,
Feb. 25, at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield. He is the
Karp
loving son of Bruce
and the late Jennifer
Karp. Jacob is the grandchild of Ronda
and the late Morton Karp, and Nancy
and Uri Sofer.
Jacob is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield. As
part of his mitzvah project, he volun-
teered at the Free Fresh Food Pantry
at Temple Israel in conjunction with
Forgotten Harvest. He found it mean-
ingful to help combat hunger in our
community.
Abbey Nicole
Weitzman, daugh-
ter of Tracy and
Allan Weitzman, will
lead the congrega-
tion in prayer as she
celebrates her bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Weitzman
Bloomfield on
Saturday, Feb. 25. She will be joined in
celebration by her brother Jacob and
proud grandparents Linda Sherman,
Larry Sherman, and Rebecca and Cary
Weitzman. Abbey is also the loving
great-grandchild of Virginia and Leo
Jacobs.
Abbey attends West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. As part of
her mitzvah project, she organized
a fundraiser to benefit a first-grade
classroom in the Detroit Public
Schools. She raised more than $1,600,
which she used to procure and donate
school supplies, hats, gloves and socks
for the class.
Seth Lewis (Tzipor
Leib) Giles, son of
Barbra and Kevin
Giles, will be called
to the Torah as he
becomes a bar
mitzvah at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Giles
Southfield on
Saturday, Feb. 25. Seth will be joined in
celebration by his brother, Ryan, and
honored grandparents Cheryl and
Edward Tunick, Marilyn Giles, and
Drs. Lynda and Conrad Giles.
Seth is a student at Novi Middle
School. He is sharing his bar mitz-
vah honor with Leib Keller, child of
the Holocaust. Seth plans to take
the responsibility of honoring Leib’s
memory. For his mitzvah project, he
volunteered at Friendship Circle in
West Bloomfield.
Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg
Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults
West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
Lakes Medical Building
Waterford
248-673-4100
Those who wear the non-removable orthodontic appliances known,
as braces must guard against decay springing up around the edges
of brackets and bands by paying meticulous attention to oral hygiene.
Aside from rinsing, flossing, and brushing after meals, patients also have
the option of applying a prescription gel to their teeth as a means of
preventing decay or decalcification. A recent study shows that those
patients with braces who brushed, then applied a 1.1% fluoride gel twice
daily for eighteen months, reduced levels of plaque (the sticky, germ laden
substance that coats teeth and encourages cavities), gum swelling, and
gum bleeding by about half, when compared with those patients who did
not use the gel and only brushed. There are also mouth rinses that contain
a .63% stannous fluoride and can be supplement to the oral hygiene
routine. Many offices carry these at their offices for your convenience,
or can write a prescription for their patients.
Electric toothbrushes can also help the patient comply with good oral
hygiene, but any soft bristle toothbrush can be used, and if the plague
is removed, the teeth will move more efficiently, remain cavity-free, and
stain-free. For patient with work or school, our office also provides a travel
toothbrush, which makes it more convenient to brush when not at home.
In general, excellent orthodontic treatment can only be obtained with
cooperative and informed patients. Once orthodontic therapy begins, the
patient will be expected to continue to see the family dentist for regular
check-ups, dental cleanings and routine care. Routine dental care
will help ensure best results from orthodontic therapy.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Drs. Hersh, Beattie and Isenberg at their state-of-the-art facilities in
West Bloomfi eld/Commerce Township, 2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160,
248-926-4100 and in Waterford, 5133 Highland Road 248-673-4100.
248-926-4100
www.hershbeattieortho.com
Kaufman-Weberman
3 DAYS ONLY!!!
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ancy and Joel Kaufman
of West Bloomfield and
Jane and Ed Weberman
of White Lake are thrilled to
announce the engagement of their
children Carly Elizabeth Kaufman
and Daniel Lee Weberman.
Carly is a graduate of Wayne
State University with a master’s
degree in speech-language pathol-
ogy. She is a speech and language
pathologist with Royal Oak
Schools.
Danny is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School. He is an attor-
ney and real estate broker in Farmington Hills.
A June wedding is planned. •
Waxman 60th
A
rnold and Betty Waxman
of West Bloomfield cel-
ebrated their 60th wedding
anniversary on Valentine’s Day.
Celebrating with them were their
children, Sue and Erik Zuckerberg,
and Michael Waxman; grandchil-
dren, Max and Rachel Zuckerberg;
Betty’s twin sister, Ruth Rosenfeld;
along with many nieces and neph-
ews. All wished them much love
on this very special occasion. •
Thursday, March 2 thru Saturday, March 4
J*ME accessories and CORDANI Shoes
invites you to
Spring 2017 CORDANI POP-UP
SALES EVENT
**NEW LOCATION
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630 N. Old Woodward
(2 doors down from Cafe Succo)
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