Meet Karen Hammer, DDS
Dr. Karen Hammer is a native New Yorker who graduated from Barnard College and continued her
dental education at the prestigious Columbia University of Dental Medicine, being one of the
first few females to be accepted to the program, She completed a General Practice Residency at
Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC where she was able to grow her education and perfect her
patient care skills.
Dr. Hammer started her own practice in Massapequa in 1988 to deliver the best utmost dentistry
with no restrictions and has helped both adults and children maintain their oral health. With
this time, she has formed many strong ties with her patients who have become family to her. Dr.
Hammer performs all phases of General Dentistry with a special passion for crown and bridge,
Invisalign, and restoring Dental implants. She strives to maintain her patients’ oral health and
creates beautiful smiles through the use of state of the art dental techniques and upholding the
highest standard of ethics. Dr. Hammer is especially devoted to helping anxious dental patients
achieve their treatment goals.
She joined SimpliSmiles team at Farmingdale in June 2022, bringing her long time family of
patients with her. In congruence with this merge, Dr. Hammer is now able to offer her lifelong
patients a wider range of treatments, options, technology, and comfort to keep all their dental
needs under one roof!
Dr. Hammer is a member of the ADA, AGD, and Nassau County Dental Society. With these memberships
and love for learning, Dr. Hammer is up to date with all the latest techniques and procedures
and prides on continuing education for herself and her patients.
Outside of Dentistry, Dr. Hammer loves spending quality time with her children and two
granddaughters. She also enjoys traveling, the arts, cooking, and gardening.
