Abbotsford pediatric dentist admits to ‘improper touching’ of team member

An Abbotsford pediatric dentist who admitted to the “improper touching” of a woman workers member has been suspended from apply for six months.

The BC College or university of Oral Health Specialists (BCCOHP) posted a public recognize on Friday (Dec. 1) of the consent agreement achieved with Dr. Sukrit Grewal on Nov. 1.

The observe states that Grewal has previously served his suspension from May possibly 19 to Nov. 19 soon after he was barred from treating patients while the BCCOHP investigated the allegations from him.

Grewal ran the Children’s Oral Care Centre on McCallum Road in Abbotsford, but is no lengthier associated. Glow Pediatric Dentistry has taken about the facility and affected person treatment as of September 2023.

In accordance to the observe, the higher education involving April and July 2022 acquired a few grievances alleging “professional and moral misconduct” of a sexual nature by Grewal in direction of female staff members.

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Grewal was put below investigation, in the course of which time he agreed to only be on the premises of the dental clinic if a “practice monitor” authorised by the university was current.

The BCCOHP states that it received 3 even more issues alleging misconduct by Grewal, together with that he failed to comply with the arrangement.

A single of the sexual-misconduct matters resulted in prison proceedings, in which Grewal agreed to a peace bond (restraining order) versus him.

According to courtroom information, that choice was arrived at in March of this yr.

As section of his ailments, Grewal was essential to attend counselling sessions with a psychiatrist.

Grewal admitted as aspect of his consent buy with the BCCOHP that he “engaged in incorrect touching of a feminine team member with out her consent on 1 occasion.”

He even more acknowledged that it is “unprofessional carry out to a) interact in sexually billed and flirtatious communications with personnel and b) contact staff members or clients with out their consent and, in certain, when such touching has, or may perhaps be perceived as owning, a sexual intent.”

In addition to his suspension, Grewal was ordered to total an ethics and boundaries program and fork out charges of $2,000 to the higher education.

As well, he must have the psychiatrist who is managing him deliver a report straight to the higher education subsequent his treatment method.

The BCCOHP issued an interim buy before this year, directing that Grewal not address sufferers or converse with any clinic team, but he could have a different dentist have on his follow.

The public recognize states that Grewal was not able to uncover everyone to choose more than in his absence and he has not been practising considering that Could 19, 2023.