Donald Testa

Dentist/Oral Surgeon & Attorney

 

 

About Us 

PRESENT STATUS:                                       Donald Testa, D.D.S., M.B.A., J.D., LL.M.

2006-present                                                    Clinical Instructor, Division III Faculty

                                                                        University of Southern California

                                                                        School of Dentistry

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department

                                                                        925 West 34th Street

                                                                        Los Angeles, CA 90089-0641

                                                                        Telephone:  213 740-2800

 

2000-present                                                   Donald Testa, D.D.S., M.B.A., J.D., LL.M.

                                                                        Attorney-at-Law

                                                                        Donald Testa Inc.

                                                                        3552 RunningTide Circle

                                                                        Huntington Beach, CA 92649-2514

                                                                        Telephone   714 846-9130

                                                                         Facsimile    360 246-5300

                                                                        E-mail  dtesta@pol.net

                                                                        Web Site http://www.equal-justice-under-law.com

 

BIRTHDATE:                                                  December 3, 1944

 

FAMILY:                                                        Wife – Michele - Married - March 24, 1968

                                                                        Daughter - Dara - February 11, 1971

                                                                        Son - Ryan - September 21, 1973

 

PRIVATE PRACTICE:                                    Donald Testa, D.D.S.

1975-2000                                                       Diplomate, American Board of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

                                                                        Fountain Valley Medical Center

                                                                        11100 Warner Avenue, Suite 370

                                                                        Fountain Valley, CA 92708-4041

                                                                        Telephone  714 540-1191

                                                                        Facsimile   714 540-1165

 

INDEPENDENT MEDICAL                           Donald Testa, D.D.S.

EXAMIINER                                                   Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

1975-present 

 

EXAM MASTERS                                           National Board of Dental Examiners

AUTHOR / EDITOR NBDE                           Author ID  348

2008-present                                                   Editor ID    44

                                                                        Create and edit exam questions to prepare dental students

                                                                        for the National Boards

 


 

PEER REVIEW EDITOR                                The Academy of Dental Therapeutics and Stomatology

CONTINUING                                              2901 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 401

DENTAL EDUCATION                                Santa Monica, CA 90403

2005-present                                                   Telephone 216 398-7822

                                                                       

           

CONTINUING MEDICAL                              Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center

EDUCATION COMMITTEE                           17100 Euclid St.

1980-present                                                      Fountain Valley , 92708

                                                                         Telephone 714 966-7200

 

 

F.E.M.A. – FEDERAL EMERGENCY           C.E.R.T. Training

MANAGEMENT  AGENCY                          Community Emergency Response Team

CERTIFICATION                                            U.S.C. Fire Safety & Emergency Planning

Jul – Aug 2008

 

           

LEGAL EDUCATION:

 

 

Sep 1996 – May 2000                                     Pacific Coast University School of Law

                                                                        1650 Ximeno Avenue, #310

                                                                        Long Beach, CA 90804

                                                                        Telephone   562 961-8200

                                                                       

                                                                        Juris Doctor – J.D.

                                                                        May 2000

 

 

Jan 2002 – December 2004                             Pacific West College of Law

                                                                        2011 W. Chapman Avenue

                                    Orange, CA 92868

Telephone  714 634-3738

                                                                        Facsimile   714 634-2283

 

                                                                        Law Latin Master – LL.M. in Taxation

                                                                        December 2004

                                                                        Magna Cum Laude

 

 

May 2002                                                        Certified Mediator

                                                                        State Department of Consumer Affairs

                                                                        California Dispute Resolution Programs Act

                                                                        Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program

                                                                        St. Vincent De Paul Center for Community Reconciliation

                                                                        Institute for Conflict Management - I.C.M.

                                                                        2525 North Grand Avenue , Suite N

                                                                        Santa Ana, CA  92705-8726

                                                                        Telephone 714 288-5600

                                                                        Facsimile  714 288-5619

                                                                        e-mail vorpoc@igc.apc.org

 

 

June 2003                                                        Certified Family Law Mediator

                                                                        State Department of Consumer Affairs

                                                                        California Dispute Resolution Programs Act

                                                                        Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program

                                                                        St. Vincent De Paul Center for Community Reconciliation

                                                                        Institute for Conflict Management - I.C.M.

                                                                        2525 North Grand Avenue , Suite N

                                                                        Santa Ana, CA  92705-8726

                                                                        Telephone 714 288-5600

                                                                        Facsimile   714 288-5619

                                                                        e-mail vorpoc@igc.apc.org

 

 

Jan 2004                                                          Certified Federal Sector Workplace Disputes Mediator

                                                                        Shared Mediator Team – SMART

                                                                        Federal Executive Board of Greater Los Angeles

                                                                        501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 3200

                                                                        Long Beach, CA 90802

                                                                        Telephone  562 980-3445

                                                                        Facsimile   562 980-3448

                                                                        e-mail  lafeb@dhs.gov

                                                                        URL   http://www.losangeles.feb.gov

 

 

LEGAL/JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS:

 

 

January 2003 - present                                     Judge Pro Tem

                                                                        Riverside County Superior Court

                                                                        California Department of Consumer Affairs

                                                                        State of California

                                                                        400 R Street, Suite 3040

                                                                        Sacramento, CA 95814

 

2000 – 2007                                                    Associate Attorney Of Counsel

                                                                        Law Offices of Damian M. Nolan

                                                                        4909 Lakewood Blvd., Suite 305

                                                                        Lakewood, CA 90712

                                                                        Telephone 562 601-8133

                                                                        Facsimile  562 601-8137

                                                                        e-mail  attorney@damiannolan.com

 

2007 – present                                                 Juvenile Court Officer

                                                                        Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court

                                                                        Judge Pro Tem

                                                                        Superior Court of California

                                                                        County of San Bernardino

                                                                        172 West Third Street , Second Floor

                                                                        San Bernardino, CA 92415-0302

                                                                        Telephone 909 387-6565

                                                                        Fax 909 387-6640

 

September 2005                                               Delegate, Conference of Delegates of the CA

                                                                        State Bar Associations

                                                                        CA State Bar Annual Meeting

                                                                        San Diego, CA

 

September 2007                                               Delegate, Conference of Delegates of the CA

                                                                        State Bar Associations

                                                                        CA State Bar Annual Meeting

                                                                        Anaheim, CA

 

                                                                       

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

 

July 1972 - July 1975                                       Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

                                                                        Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital

                                                                        5901 East Seventh Street

                                                                        Long Beach, California 90801

                                                                        Telephone  562 985-5306

 

 

GRADUATE EDUCATION:

 

September 1966 - June 1970                           New York University College of Dentistry

                                                                        410 East First Avenue

                                                                        New York, New York 10010

 

                                                                        Doctor of Dental Surgery  - D.D.S.

                                                                        June 1970

                                                                        Graduated with Honors

                                                                        Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Fraternity  -  O.K.U.

                                                                        Mosby Scholarship Award

                                                                        Founders Award

 

 

June 2002 – August 2003                                 California State University at Long Beach

                                                                        College of Business Administration

 

                                                                        Masters in Business Administration  -  M.B.A.

                                                                        Dual Concentration – Information Systems and

                                                                        Health Care Administration

                                                                       

                                                                        1250 Bellflower Boulevard

                                                                        Long Beach, CA 90840-0106

                                                                        MBA awarded August 2003

 

 

June 2005 – Dec 2006                                     University of California at Irvine

                                                                        Certified Financial Planner Program  -  C.F.P.

                                                                        UC Irvine Extension

                                                                        Pereira Drive West of East Peltason Drive

                                                                        Building 234

                                                                        Irvine, CA 92697-5700

                                                                        Telephone  949 824-5414

                                                                        Email  unex-services@uci.edu <unex-services@uci.edu>

                                                                        URL http://unex.uci.edu

                                                                       

                                                                        Certificate, Personal Financial Planning

                                                                        December 2006

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:

 

Sept 1962 – June 1966                                    City College of New York

                                                                        139th Street and Convent Avenue

                                                                        New York, New York

 

                                                                        Bachelor of Science Degree – Biology - B.S.

                                                                        June 1966

 

 

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

 

September 1966 – July 1970                            Early Commissioning Program

                                                                        U.S. Army Reserve

 

July 1970 - July 1972                                       Captain, United States Army, Active Duty

                                                                        Dental Activities/MEDDAC

                                                                        Fort Bragg, North Carolina

 

July 1972 – August 2000                                  U.S. Army Reserve

                                                                        Lieutenant Colonel

 

August 2000 – December 2, 2004                    U.S. Army Reserve

                                                                        Lieutenant Colonel

                                                                        Retired Reserves

 

December 3, 2004 – present                            U.S. Army Reserve

                                                                        Lieutenant Colonel

                                                                        Retired

 

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

                                                                       

1970                                                                North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners

 

1980 - 2000                                                     Instructor, Advance Cardiac Life Support

                                                                        American Heart Association

                                                                       

1985 - 2000                                                     Examiner, General Anesthesia Review Committee

                                                                        State Board of Dental Examiners, CA

 


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS :

 

1981 - 2000                                                     Diplomate, American Board of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

2000 - 2008                                                     Retired Diplomate, American Board of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 - 2000                                                     Fellow, American Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

2000 – present                                                 Retired Fellow, American Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 - 2000                                                     Fellow, American College of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

2000-present                                                   Retired Fellow, American College of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 - 2000                                                     Fellow, Western States Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

2000-present                                                   Retired Fellow, Western States Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 - 2000                                                     Fellow, California Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

2000-present                                                   Retired Fellow, California Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 – 2000                                                    Fellow, American Society of

                                                                        Dental Anesthesia

 

2000-present                                                   Retired Fellow, American Society of

                                                                        Dental Anesthesia

 

1966 – present                                                 American Dental Association

 

1970 - present                                                 California Dental Association

 

1975 - present                                                 Orange County Dental Society

 

1972 - present                                                 Southern California Academy of Oral Pathology

 

1981 - present                                                 American Society of Regional Anesthesia

 

1975 - present                                                 Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity

 

 

BAR ASSOCIATIONS:                               

2002 - present

                                                                        Orange County Bar Association – Member No. 30986

 

                                                                        Los Angeles County Bar Association – No. 86222

                                                                       

                                                                        Beverly Hills Bar Association

                                                                       

                                                                        Riverside County Bar Association

 

                                                                        San Bernardino County Bar Association

 

                                                                        San Diego County Bar Association

 

                                                                        Federal Bar Association – Member I.D. 17108

 

 

LEGAL AFFILIATIONS:                            

 

                                                                        State Bar of California – Cal. Bar No. 216017

 

                                                                        American Bar Association  - ABA No. 67147477

 

                                                                        U.S. Supreme Court – admitted OCT 2005

 

                                                                        Central District of California for the

                                                                        United States District Courts

 

                                                                        Southern District of California for the

                                                                        United States District Courts

 

                                                                        Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity – Life Member

                                                                       

                                                                        Sigma Delta Kappa Law Fraternity – Life Member

 

                                                                         Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County

 

                                                                        American Association for Justice

                                                                       

                                                                        Orange County Trial Lawyers Association

 

                                                                        Consumer Attorneys of California

 

 

PARALEGAL ASSOCIATIONS:               

2002 – present

 

                                                                        Orange County Paralegal Association

 

STATE DENTAL LICENSES:                    

 

1970 -1972                                                      New York - 28600

1971 - present                                                  California – 22292

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Nitrous Oxide, Not a Laughing Matter, 

Tisman, G. and Testa, D.,

JADA, 98:528, April 1979

 

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the

                                                                        Regional Trauma Center,

                                                                        Testa, D., Trauma Symposium 1985

 

                                                                        Being Admitted to the Supreme Court

                                                                        Testa D,

                                                                        Orange County Lawyer

                                                                        The Orange County Bar Association

                                                                        Vol. 48, No. 3  March 2006

 

                                                                        Complications of Extractions

                                                                        Testa, D. and Florman M.

                                                                        The Academy of Dental Therapeutics and Stomatology

                                                                        2901 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 401

                                                                        Santa Monica, CA 90403

                                                                        216 398-7822

                                                                        Dental CE Digest Vol 3: no. 2  2006

 


OTHER CERTIFICATIONS:

 

                                                                        Certificate in Real Estate

                                                                        Coastline Community College

                                                                        Fountain Valley, California

                                                                        1977

 

                                                                        Certificate in Business Information Systems

                                                                        Orange Coast College

                                                                        Costa Mesa, California                      

                                                                        1979

 

                                                                        Certificate in Accounting

                                                                        Golden West College

                                                                        Huntington Beach, California

                                                                        1980

 

                                                                        Certificate in Travel Careers

                                                                        Coastline Community College

                                                                        Fountain Valley, California

                                                                        1985

 

                                                                        Certificate in Paralegal Studies

                                                                        American Bar Association (ABA) Certified

                                                                        Coastline Community College

                                                                        Fountain Valley, California

                                                                        2002

 

                                                                        Certificate in Computer Services Technology/Networking

                                                                        Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certified

                                                                        Coastline Community College

                                                                        Fountain Valley, California

                                                                        2002

 

                                                                        College of Trial Advocacy

                                                                        Civil Program

                                                                        Orange County Bar Association

                                                                        2005

 

                                                                        Certificate in Personal Financial Planning

                                                                        University of California at Irvine

                                                                        Irvine, CA

                                                                        2005 – Dec 2006

 

 

PERSONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

                                                                        Private Pilots License

                                                                        Federal Aviation Administration

 

                                                                        Amateur Radio License - KC6NOV

                                                                        Federal Communications Commission

 

                                                                        Real Estate Brokers License - 00614025

                                                                        Department of Real Estate, CA

 

                                                                        Openwater Diver

                                                                        National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI)

 

                                                                        Certified Travel Counselor – C.T.C

                                                                        Institute of Certified Travel Agencies

 

                                                                        Master Cruise Counselor – M.C.C.

                                                                        Cruise Line International Association

           

                                                                        Certified Travel Industry Executive – C.T.I.E.

                                                                        The Travel Institute

 

                                                                        Life, Accident and Health Insurance License

                                                                        License No. OG46736

                                                                        CA Department of Insurance

 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS:

                                                                        Student Advisory Council Merit Scholarship

                                                                        Academic Excellence - General

                                                                        Coastline Community College

                                                                        May 2002

 

                                                                        Neil and Rozela Herman Memorial Scholarship

                                                                        Academic Excellence – Paralegal Studies

                                                                        Coastline Community College

                                                                        May 2002

 

                                                                        Starwood Scholar

                                                                        SITE

                                                                        http://www.siteglobal.com

                                                                        Westin Aruba

                                                                        OCT 2009

 

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:  

1975-2000   

 

                                                                        Consultant, Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital

                                                                        5901 East Seventh Street

                                                                         Long Beach, California 90801

 

                                                                        Consultant, UCI Medical Center

                                                                        101 City Drive South

                                                                        Orange, California 92667

 

                                                                        Chief, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

                                                                        Department of Surgery

                                                                        Fountain Valley Regional Hospital

                                                                        17100 Euclid Avenue

                                                                        Fountain Valley, California 92708

 

                                                                        Huntington Beach Medical Center

                                                                        17772 Beach Boulevard

                                                                        Huntington Beach, California 92647

                                                                       

                                                                        Hoag Hospital

                                                                        301 Newport Boulevard

                                                                        Newport Beach, California 92663

 

                                                                        Western Medical Center

                                                                        1001 N. Tustin Avenue

                                                                        Santa Ana, California 92711

 

                                                                        Medical Center of Garden Grove

                                                                        12601 Garden Grove Boulevard

                                                                        Garden Grove, California 92641

 

                                                                        Coastal Communities Hospital

                                                                        2701 South Bristol Street

                                                                        Santa Ana, California 92704

 

                                                                        Santa Ana Hospital Medical Center

                                                                        1901 North Fairview

                                                                        Santa Ana, California 92706

 

                                                                        College Hospital

                                                                        301 Victoria Street

                                                                        Costa Mesa, California 92627

 

                                                                        Orange Coast Memorial Hospital

                                                                        9920 Talbert Avenue

                                                                        Fountain Valley, California 92708

 

                                                                        Fountain Valley Outpatient Surgical Center

                                                                        11160 Warner Avenue

                                                                        Fountain Valley, California 92708

 

                                                                        Out-Patient Surgery Center of Huntington Beach

                                                                        17752 Beach Boulevard

                                                                        Huntington Beach, California 92647

 

                                                                        Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

                                                                        2801 Atlantic Avenue

                                                                        Long Beach, California

 

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

 

         1995 – present                                                 Director, Board of Directors

                                                                        Golden West College Foundation

                                                                        Huntington Beach, California

 

         1992 – 1998                                                    Director, Board of Directors

                                                                        Orange Coast College

                                                                        Alumni Board

                                                                        Costa Mesa, California

 

January 2006                                                   Judge, Junior Exhibition Day

                                                                        Rancho Buena Vista High School

                                                                        1601 Longhorn Drive

                                                                        Vista, CA 92081

                                                                        Telephone 760 727-7284

                                                                        Facsimile 760 598-7062

 

2006 – present                                                 Pacific Symphony

                                                                        Orange County Philharmonic

                                                                        Volunteer, Youth Concerts, Class Act,

                                                                        Educational and Community Programs

                                                                        Performing Arts Center / Segerstrom Concert Hall

                                                                        Costa Mesa, CA

 

January 2008                                                   Wills for Heroes

                                                                        El Segundo Fire Department

                                                                        El Segundo, CA

 

2009 – present                                                 Partnership for Philanthropic Planning

                                                                        www.pppla.org

                                                                        ifo@pppla.org

                                                                        949 715-5400

 

2010 – present                                                 Bolsa Chica Conservancy

                                                                        Volunteer Host

                                                                        3842 Warner Avenue

                                                                        Huntington Beach, CA 92649-4263

                                                                        714 846-1114

                                                                        www.bolsachica.org

 

 

 

COMMUNITY AWARDS:

 

October 2000                                                  Pillar of Achievement

                                                                        Golden West College

                                                                        Huntington Beach, California

 

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

           

Feb 1999 – June 2000                                     Law Clerk

                                                                        Paul Marron, Esq.

                                                                        Marron & Associates Lawyers

                                                                        300 Oceangate, Suite 910

                                                                        Long Beach, CA 90802

                                                                        Telephone  562 432-7422

                                                                        Facsimile    562 432-8682

 

1972 – present                                                 Expert Witness

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

                                                                        Plaintiff and Defense testimony


 

 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

1960                                                                Program - UNIVAC, Columbia University

 

1961                                                                Program - IBM 350, Columbia University

 

1962                                                                 Program - IBM 1620, Columbia University

 

1963                                                                 Program - IBM 7040, Columbia University

 

1964                                                                 Program - IBM 360, City College of New York

 

1977                                                                 Build and maintain Apple II

 

1979                                                                 Certificate in Business Information Systems

                                                                         Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

 

1982                                                                 Build and maintain IBM PC

 

1984                                                                 Orange County Personal Computer Users Group

 

2000                                                                                                                                  Successful completion CompTia Certified A+ Course

 

2000                                                                 Successful completion Novell Certified N+ Course

 

2000-2                                                                                                                           Successful completion Cisco Certified Network

                                                                         Associate Course

 

2001                                                                                   Novell Certified  5.1 NetWare Administration Course

 

2002                                                                      Successful completion Microsoft Certified 

                                                                          Windows 2000 Professional Course

 

2002                                                                  Successful completion Microsoft Certified

                                                                          Windows 2000

                                                                          Advanced Servern Administration Course

 

2002                                                                  Certificate in Computer Services Technology/Networking –

                                                                          Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

 

2003                                                                  Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.)

                                                                          California State University at Long Beach

                                                                          Dual concentration:

                                                                          Health Care Administration / Information Systems