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How to find the right orthodontist for your child

Ask the Orthodontist

Equally important is to ask your son or daughter where they feel comfortable
after the initial consultation. Did the orthodontist speak to your child and see
what issues are important to them? Did they listen to you and your child, as
well as explain what the procedures involve? Kids are very perceptive and their
input is vital, as patients are more compliant when they know, trust, and like
their doctor.

FEB. 4

Laura Been and Andrew Golaszewski of Haverford, Pa., are
proud to announce the birth of their son, Milo Howard.
Milo was welcomed home by his big brother, Owen.
Grandparents are Claudia and Ken Been, and Kathy and
John Golaszewski. Milo is named in memory of his aunt
Maryn Been and paternal grandfather Howard Cornell.

Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg

Golaszewski

Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults

Jonah Bradley
Cohen, surrounded
by family and
friends, will read
from the Torah as
he celebrates his
bar mitzvah on
Friday, March 24, at
Cohen
Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield.
He is the loving son
of Dana and Andrew Cohen and
brother of Seth. Jonah is the grand-
child of Rita and Robert England,
Norman Rosen, and the late Sheila
and the late Sidney Cohen. He is
also the great-grandchild of Harold
Ordin.
Jonah is a student at Warner
Middle School in Farmington Hills.
As part of his mitzvah project, he
created video models of important
life skills for children with special
needs and donated tzedekah to
the Rosen/Weingarden Summer
Fellowship Program, which was cre-
ated to fund research on Fragile X
Syndrome. He found these experi-
ences to be very rewarding.

Zoe Eliza
Goldman will lead
the congregation in
prayer as she
becomes a bat
mitzvah on
Saturday, March 25,
at Temple Israel in
Goldman
West Bloomfield.
She will be joined
in celebration by
her proud parents, Stefanie and Jon
Goldman, and sister Kate. Zoe is the
loving grandchild of Carol and Gary
Kushner, Jill and Steve Seldin, and
Jane and Budd Goldman.
She is a student at West Hills
Middle School in Bloomfield Hills.
As part of her mitzvah project,
Zoe participated in the Michigan
Humane Society’s Mega March for
Animals with her dog Milo. She
raised more than $1,600 to help save
homeless animals.

Brandon Sinclair
Sandler, son of
Brook and Dr.
Fredric Sandler, will
lead the congrega-
tion in prayer as he
celebrates his bar
mitzvah at Temple
Sandler
Israel in West
Bloomfield on
Saturday, March 25.
He will be joined in celebration by
his siblings Samantha, Morgan and
Danielle. Brandon is the grandchild
of Elaine Ackerman, Andrea and
Stan Bank, and the late Rubin
Sandler.
Brandon is a student at Hillside
Middle School in Northville. Among
his many mitzvah projects, he felt
raising awareness of and donating
funds in support of the Diabetes
Foundation was the most meaning-
ful.

There are many important issues in choosing, as this will be a long-term
relationship, and it should be enjoyable. The orthodontist should be a specialist
in orthodontics, which means he, or she, had been selected to a graduate
program beyond dental school, which requires additional full time training from
two to three years. He/She then limits their practice to only orthodontics and
does not practice other facets of dentistry.

West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
Lakes Medical Building

Waterford
248-673-4100

Location, hours, reasonable and customary fees, comfortable financial
arrangements, and accessibility are important issues also. Ask other members
of the community including your son or daughter’s friends and even teachers.
Is the reception room clean, friendly, and comfortable? Did you have to wait at
all, or long for your appointment? Was the orthodontist on schedule? Was he
friendly? Can you receive an information packet about the office, orthodontist
and treatment philosophy? These are all important issues to consider.

Lastly and very important is select your orthodontist on who truly cares for your
child. When you have interviewed your orthodontist and feel comfortable that
they enjoy relationships with kids and will treat your son or daughter as if they
were part of their own extended family or friends, then you have found your
family orthodontist.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Drs.
Hersh, Beattie & Isenberg, at the their state-of-the-art orthodontic facilities
in West Bloomfi eld/Commerce Township (in the Lakes Medical Building)
at (248) 926-4100 and our newest 2nd Location in Waterford at, 5133
Highland Road, 248-673-4100.

248-926-4100

www.hershbeattieortho.com

Adam Jonah State
will be called to the
Torah as a bar mitz-
vah on Saturday,
March 25, at Adat
Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills.
State
He is the loving son
of Michelle Akler
and Jonathon State
and brother of Joshua. Sharing in the
celebration will be his proud grand-
parents Sidney and Elaine Akler. He
is also the grandson of the late
Marion and the late Emile State.
Adam is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit
in Farmington Hills. His mitzvah
project involved raising money for
multiple myeloma research by par-
ticipating in an annual 5K race on
Team Marion’s Cure.

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