At Freedman and Haas Orthodontics, you can expect a professional team that will never take you for granted.Our staff sparkles with enthusiasm and a caring attitude. We never lose sight of the fact that you are the reason were here.

Rachelle was born in New York, but has spent the majority of her life in Florida. She has been working as a Financial Coordinator for over 20 years and has been with our team for over 9 years. She is very knowledgeable regarding many insurance plans and policies. Rachelle loves being a mother to her two amazing daughters, Fallon and Amber, and is very involved with her daughters schools. She loves the outdoors and traveling.

Jenna has been in the orthodontic field for more than 15 years and 10 of those years have been with our team. Hers is the first smiling face you will see when entering our office. She has an easygoing, friendly personality and is available to answer questions with clarity and detail. Jenna is a Florida girl and wouldnt change it for anything. She enjoys being outdoors and being with friends and family. The two loves of her life are her daughter Savanna, and her son, Jonathan. She enjoys watching them grow and learns new things from them every day.

Melissa was born in Missouri but has spent most of her life in Jupiter, FL. She has been an orthodontic assistant for 20 years and has been with our team for 15 years. Melissa is knowledgeable in patient care and thoroughly enjoys all aspects of it. She bonds well with so many of our families. When not with us, she is busy at home with her three kids, Cody, Cadence and Starlin. In her spare time, she loves to write poetry and has been published.

Cheryl joins Freedman and Haas Orthodontics as an orthodontic technician. Orthodontics was one of Cheryls favorite specialties in Dental Assistant Training School. She enjoys all aspects within the orthodontic field, but her favorite part is seeing happy, satisfied, smiling patients after completion of treatment. She is friendly and enjoys patients and nice smiles, but she is serious about clean teeth and not breaking braces! Outside of the office, Cheryl enjoys spending time with her fianc, painting, going to the movies and taking care of her dog, Annie.

Elizabeth Cruz was born and raised in Miami and has been a Certified Orthodontic Assistant for over 30 years. Liz moved into the area in 2005. She loves interacting and working with patients of all ages. When she is not caring for our patients, she enjoys attending art and music festivals, antiquing with her husband and spending quality time with her family and friends. Liz is married and has two adult boys.

Mariah is our very capable assistant/sterilization tech. She has been with the practice for over 5 years. Mariah was born and raised in South Florida. She has a background in case decorating and medical equipment repair. Mariah enjoys and is very good at working with her hands. She is friendly, outgoing and is detail oriented. When not working with us, Mariah attends school as she is seeking a degree in EMS.

Dr. Douglas Freedman hails from New Rochelle, New York. His love of science, mechanics, and automobiles led him to Europe to work for a major performance car manufacturer, designing and building engines. Prior to that, Dr. Freedman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology at the State University of New York in Buffalo. After receiving his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from Howard University, where he graduated near the top of his class, he completed a one-year residency at Montefiore Hospital in New York. He taught and maintained a practice at Montefiore Hospital before establishing Freedman and Haas Orthodontics in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1991.

Dr. Freedman is a member of a prestigious team of doctors aligned with St. Marys Hospital who treat patients with craniofacial syndromes. He has also been an instructor at PBSCs Dental Research Clinic where he educated fellow Orthodontists about orthodontics. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and holds memberships in the American Association of Orthodontics, American Dental Association, Florida Dental and Orthodontic Associations, Florida Damon Study Club, and Palm Beach County Dental Association. When not at the office, he enjoys spending time with his family, biking, boating, and building computers.

Becoming board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics is the highest honor an orthodontist can achieve. Board certification requires a rigorous examination process that includes an in-person oral board review comprised of the top orthodontists in the field, who are all board certified themselves. It also includes a review of the most complex and difficult cases in an orthodontists career, requiring exceptional outcomes to meet the rigorous standards set forth by the Board. Dr. Freedman and Dr. Haas have proudly been board certified orthodontists for over 10 years and continue their tradition of excellence by continuing to meet the highest standards required for board certification.

Dr. Sharon Haas was born in Long Island, New York, and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She received her Bachelors degree fromQueens College(SUNY), graduating cum laude, and earned her Doctorate of Dental Surgery atSUNYs School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook. Her residency was completed at the Bronx Municipal Hospital andYeshiva Universitys Albert Einstein College of Medicinewhere she also received her Orthodontic Certification. It was there that she met Dr. Freedman. They subsequently married, moved to Florida, and then Dr. Haas joined the practice in 1992. Dr. Haas is a published author; her article on orthodontic appliances can be found in Seminars in Orthodontics. She has done research in both orthodontics and periodontics and was a presenter at the American Association of Orthodontics Annual Session, the most prestigious yearly national meeting for U.S. orthodontists.

Dr. Haas is Board Certified through theAmerican Board of Orthodontics. She is an active member of theAmerican Association of Orthodontics,American Dental Association, PBC Women Physicians Association, and Florida Dental and Orthodontic Associations.

Dr. Haas oftenvolunteers at area schools, presenting programs to educate students about dental health and careers in dentistry. She is an avid tennis enthusiast and has been a PADI certified diver. In her leisure time, Dr. Haas devotes her love and energy to her family, partners with area schools, and supports activities that benefit the lives of others.

Besides her passion for orthodontics, Dr. Haas enjoys expressing creativity through music. She continued to study music and flute in college and performed in college musicals, a jazz band and classical concerts. She is a member of the 90 piece PalmBeach Gardens Concert Band which performs during the season at the Eissey Theatre

As my dad would always say to me, Dont sell yourself short ( I am 5 2). You owe it to others but especially to yourselfto become the bestversion of you.A great smile goes a long way towards that end! I believe that excellence is not only a skill, it is an attitude.