Grosse Pointe & Shelby Township Dentists

Dr. Nicole M. Jane

By age 13, Dr. Jane anticipated becoming an orthodontist, and upon graduation from Meridian High School studied biology at the University of Iowa. She returned home to receive her Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Michigan in 1998. Having been awarded a scholarship in dental school with the U.S. Navy, Dr. Jane served her country as the dental officer of the USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) in Norfolk, Virginia. In this position she was responsible for the dental health of roughly 625 sailors and Marines and traveled through the Panama Canal, around South America, Western Africa, and Europe. Returning to the University of Michigan for her Master of Science in orthodontics, she received this degree in 2004. Dr. Jane is currently a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, Michigan Association of Orthodontists, and Michigan Dental Association. She is also board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics.

Dr. Richard S. Friedman

Dr. Friedman is originally from West Orange, New Jersey. He received his undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy with a minor in Chemistry from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Friedman also spent a semester abroad in Tokyo, Japan where he studied Japanese and Asian Studies. Upon returning to New Jersey, he attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), where he received his Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) in 2011. Dr. Friedman then completed his orthodontic specialty training from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2013, where he received a Certificate in Orthodontics and a Masters in Oral Sciences.

Dr. Friedman is currently a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, Michigan Association of Orthodontists, Michigan Dental Association, and Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity. He is also board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics.