A former Halifax Pediatric dentist in Nova Scotia has been charged in connection with several cases in which he was accused of assaulting patients.
Halifax Regional Police received many accusations in November of 2020 that a man acting as a dentist had attacked patients at various sites between the 1970s and 2020.
On Monday, authorities prosecuted Errol Gaum, a 79-year-old dentist who had been suspended by the provincial dentistry board in November 2020 following many complaints.
Who Is Dr. Errol Gaum? Halifax Pediatric Dentist From Nova Scotia Charged, Watch The Facebook Video
A pediatric dentist, Dr. Errol Gaum in Nova Scotia is accused of traumatizing generations of children.
The accusation raises questions about whether the Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia should be permitted to reprimand its members.
The N.S. Public Prosecution Service has confirmed the man charged is Dr. Errol Gaum, a dentist whose license was suspended in 2020 amid allegations of wrongdoing, as first reported by Global News.
Dr. Gaum, who earned his license to practice in 1971, ran three clinics in the Halifax region. His area of expertise was pediatric dentistry.
The dates of the offenses in this case, according to the agency, vary from January 1, 1971, through January 1, 1990.
Halifax police accused 78-year-old Errol Gaum of eight counts of assault on eight different patients dating back to the 1970s after a 15-month investigation.
Errol Gaum Charges
The criminal claims are alarming, yet they are only a small part of the complaints filed against the now-suspended dentist.
Almost 500 former patients have signed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that young patients were yelled at, slapped, had their nose and mouth covered at the same time.
Patients were also threatened with tooth extraction. Moreover, surgeries were performed without sufficient freezing or anesthesia.
Dr. Gaum’s license will be suspended indefinitely by the Nova Scotia Provincial Dental Board in November 2020.
More On Errol Gaum Family Facts
As of now, Errol Gaum has not disclosed his family details in the media.
Similarly, there are no details about the number of children he has in his family.
However, as the investigation process carries forward, his family members might be revealed in the media.
In 2020, Cape Breton parent Ryan Binder shared his daughter’s experience on Facebook, which sparked the complaint against Dr. Gaum.
Peyton, who is seven years old, said the dentist urged her to be quiet and squeezed her nose and mouth.
Thousands of individuals interacted with the message, and hundreds more people claimed to have had similar experiences.