Donald Testa

Dentist/Oral Surgeon & Attorney

 

 

About Us   

PRESENT STATUS:  

2000-present

Donald Testa, D.D.S., J.D.

Attorney-at-Law

Donald Testa Inc.

3552 Running Tide Circle

Huntington Beach, CA 92649-2514

Telephone (714) 846-9130

Facsimile (714) 846-7595

E- mail dtesta@pol.net

 

BIRTH DATE: December 3, 1944

FAMILY: 

Wife – Michele - Married - March 24, 1968

Daughter - Dara - February 11, 1971

Son - Ryan - September 21, 1973

 

PRIVATE PRACTICE:

1975-2000 

Donald Testa, D.D.S.

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

 

LEGAL EDUCATION:

Sep 1996 – May 2000

Pacific Coast University School of Law

440 Redondo Avenue #203

Long Beach, CA 90814

(310)439-7346

(310)474-5953

 

Juris Doctor – J.D.

May 2000

 

Jan 2002 – present 

Pacific West College of Law

2011 W. Chapman Avenue

Orange, CA 92868

Telephone (714) 634-3738

Fax (714) 634-2283

 

Law Latin Master – LL.M. in Taxation

Anticipated date of graduation June 2004.

 

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

2525 North Grand Avenue, Suite N

Santa Ana, CA  92705-8726

Telephone 714 288-5600

Fax 714 288-5619

e-mail vorpoc@igc.apc.org

 

 

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 - OKU

Mosby Scholarship Award

Founders Award

 

June 2002 – present 

California State University at Long Beach

College of Business Administration

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

Dual Concentration – Information Systems and Health Care

1250 Bellflower Boulevard

Long Beach, CA 90840-0106

Anticipated date of graduation June 2004

 

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:

Sep 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:

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 – present 

U.S. Army Reserve

Lieutenant Colonel

Retired Reserves

 

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners

Instructor, Advance Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association

Examiner, General Anesthesia Review Committee State Board of Dental Examiners, CA

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

MEDICAL/DENTAL:

Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Fellow, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Fellow, American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Fellow, Western States Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Fellow, California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Fellow, American Society of Dental Anesthesia

American Dental Association

California Dental Association

Orange County Dental Society

Southern California Academy of Oral Pathology

Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity

American Society of Regional Anesthesia.

 

LEGAL: 

State Bar of California – Cal. Bar No. 216017

American Bar Association - ABA No. 67147477

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

Sigma Delta Kappa Law Fraternity – Life Member

Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County

 

BAR ASSOCIATIONS: 

2002 - present

Orange County Bar Association – Member No. 30986

Los Angeles County Bar Association – No. 86222

Riverside County Bar Association

San Bernardino County Bar Association

San Diego County Bar Association

Federal Bar Association – Member I.D. 17108

 

STATE DENTAL LICENSES:

New York

California

 

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.

 

OTHER CERTIFICATIONS:

Certificate in Real Estate

Coastline Community College

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)

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, California

2002.

 

PERSONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Private Pilots License

Federal Aviation Administration

 

Amateur Radio License - KC6NOV

Federal Communications Commission

 

Real Estate Brokers License

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

 

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.

 

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:

1992 – present 

Director, Board of Directors

Orange Coast College 

Alumni Board

Costa Mesa, California

1995 – present 

Director, Board of Directors

Golden West College Foundation

Huntington Beach, California

 

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

Phone (562)432-7422

Fax (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 Enrollee Cisco Certified Network Associate Course

2001 Successful completion Novell Certified 5.1 NetWare Administration Course

2002 Successful completion Microsoft Certified Windows 2000 Professional Course

2002 Successful completion Microsoft Certified Windows 2000 Advanced Server Administration Course

2002 Certificate in Computer Services Technology/Networking –Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

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

2007-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       714 846-7595

                                                                        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                                                   Diplomate, American Board of

1975-present                                                    Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

 


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

 

                                                                       

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 – present                                                 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  - OKU

                                                                        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

 

MEDICAL/DENTAL:

 

1981 - present                                                  Diplomate, American Board of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 - present                                                  Fellow, American Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 - present                                                  Fellow, American College of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 - present                                                  Fellow, Western States Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 - present                                                  Fellow, California Association of

                                                                        Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

1981 – present                                                 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

 

1975 - present                                                  Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity

 

1981 - present                                                  American Society of Regional Anesthesia

 

 

 

BAR ASSOCIATIONS:                                  Orange County Bar Association – Member No. 30986

2002 - present

                                                                        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

                                                                       

                                                                        Sigma Delta Kappa Law Fraternity – Life Member

 

                                                                        Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County

 

                                                                        American Trial Lawyers Association

                                                                       

                                                                        Orange County Trial Lawyers Association

 

                                                                        Consumer Attorneys of California

 

 

 

 

PARALEGAL ASSOCIATIONS:                   Orange County Paralegal Association

2002 - present

 

 

 

 

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