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Dr. Leon Klempner
Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics
Dr. Leon Klempner grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, where he was a graduate of Newtown High School. As a teen, his interests included playing basketball in the "park" (P.S. 148 schoolyard) and playing an electric guitar. It was here that he met his wife Laurie. He attended Adelphi University from 1968 to 1972 where he majored in Biology. After graduating with honors, he attended the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore from 1972 to 1975. Dr. Klempner was one of ten students accepted into the Accelerated Professional Training program - an advanced, federally funded, independent instructional program. During his sophomore year, Leon and Laurie were married.
After receiving his DDS degree, Dr. Klempner attended Tufts University where he graduated with an advanced specialty certificate in Orthodontics. Following graduation he practiced for about a year in Boston, before moving back to Long Island to open the …Medford office in 1978. Dr. Klempner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics as well as a faculty member of both Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Stony Brook Dental School. He is an active member of the Cleft Palate team at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and has lectured internationally on the topic of "Early Orthodontic Techniques."
In his spare time, Leon, as he prefers to be called, enjoys computers, surfing the net, music and being with his family. He loves traveling abroad with Operation Smile, a volunteer medical group dedicated to the correction of cleft lip and palate. He has volunteered his services in China, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Honduras. Dr. Klempner gives back to our community by volunteering his services teaching dental residents at St. Charles Hospital and by participating in the SmilesChangesLives program to provide free care to underprivileged children.  Leon and Laurie have three daughters - Amy, Lisa and Jodi.
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Leon Klempner
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Dr. Leon Klempner grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, where he was a graduate of Newtown High School. As a teen, his interests included playing basketball in the "park" (P.S. 148 schoolyard) and playing an electric guitar. It was here that he met his wife Laurie. He attended Adelphi University from 1968 to 1972 where he majored in Biology. After graduating with honors, he attended the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore from 1972 to 1975. Dr. Klempner was one of ten students accepted into the Accelerated Professional Training program - an advanced, federally funded, independent instructional program. During his sophomore year, Leon and Laurie were married.
After receiving his DDS degree, Dr. Klempner attended Tufts University where he graduated with an advanced specialty certificate in Orthodontics. Following graduation he practiced for about a year in Boston, before moving back to Long Island to open the …Medford office in 1978. Dr. Klempner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics as well as a faculty member of both Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Stony Brook Dental School. He is an active member of the Cleft Palate team at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and has lectured internationally on the topic of "Early Orthodontic Techniques."
In his spare time, Leon, as he prefers to be called, enjoys computers, surfing the net, music and being with his family. He loves traveling abroad with Operation Smile, a volunteer medical group dedicated to the correction of cleft lip and palate. He has volunteered his services in China, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Honduras. Dr. Klempner gives back to our community by volunteering his services teaching dental residents at St. Charles Hospital and by participating in the SmilesChangesLives program to provide free care to underprivileged children.  Leon and Laurie have three daughters - Amy, Lisa and Jodi.
Click here to read about Dr. Klempner in the news.
Leon Klempner
[email protected]
[email protected]@[email protected]@coolsmiles.com
Quick Facts
- 51 years of experience
- Tufts University School Of Medicine
- 2 specialties
- 9 areas of expertise
- 1 office location
- Male
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Medical Specialties
Dr. Leon S Klempner has the following 2 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Leon S Klempner has the following 9 areas of expertise
Certifications, License, & Education
51 Years Experience
MEDICAL LICENSE
Doctor Of Dental Surgery, New York, Active
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Residency
Tufts University School Of Medicine
Medical School
University Of Maryland School Of MedicineGraduated in 1975
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