Dr. Donna Barpalis a native Californian born in Santa Barbara and raised in Northern California. She graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Physiology, and continued her education at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry for her dental degree. Dr. Barpalcontinued her specialty training in Prosthodontics at UCSF Dental School and San Francisco Veterans Hospital. She then pursued additional training in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics from UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. Barpal has been a clincial professor in the Prosthodonitc department at UCSF Dental School and she also has volunteered with Thousand Smiles to treat underprivileged children and adults in Mexico with maxillofacial defects.

Dr. Barpal is a member of the American Dental Association, CaliforniaDental Association, Contra Costa Dental Association, American Collegeof Prosthodontist, and International College of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics.