Angela Gum D.D.S.

take this with a grain of salt as the last time i visited dr gum was 6 years ago but it was the first time i was at the dentist in 4 years and they told me i had 13 cavities - i believed them based off a rec from a friend. When i went in for my cavities they had someone "trialing" doing all of my fillings - the person questioned whether or not 6 or so of these needed a filling during the process. I left with a new mouth and everything was fine but spent a lot of $$$. years later I moved 2 hours away and got a new dentist - I got the x-rays transferred to this dentist and explained all the recent work I got done. This dentist explained he wouldn't of filled most of these. 3 of the fillings I got have failed since. I believe I had some cavities but brushed every day with sonicare and flossed every other night 13 didn't make sense. Based off my new dentist and reviews I realized it was probably inflated for the $$. I just recommend getting a second opinion if this is your first time here. This office also told me I grind my teeth and tried to sell me a custom mouth guard on 3 different appointments. My partner said they never noticed it and my new Dentist said no signs of grinding. It more so just made me feel like I was being sought after for more cash from this dentist. In hindsight the staff was all very friendly and the office was great but if this is your first time visiting make sure you get a second opinion if things sound outlandish.

I’d strongly recommend getting a 2nd opinion (as many others have said) or just going to a different dentist. I had never had cavities before and she said I had 2 that needed filled during my first appointment. I trusted her and got them filled. A year later she said I had 2 more on the other side and we scheduled my filling appointment, but I had a bad feeling and went elsewhere to get a 2nd opinion. It has been 3 years since cancelling my filling appointment with Dr. Gum and going to my new dentist and I haven’t had any cavities since. Makes me wonder if I ever had any to begin with!

I am not the first person to leave a review like this (there is a CLEAR pattern here), but I will leave a more direct review. And for what it's worth, I've never left a scathing review for any business in my life...but I believe most folks inherently trust their doctors and are at risk of being taken advantage of by Dr Gum with recommended fillings and surgical procedures that are entirely unnecessary and perhaps poorly performed. Context: For nine years before Angela Gum, I had one filling at my dentist. I brush, floss, and use antiseptic mouth wash 2x daily, and I drink more than a gallon of water per day. In three years with Angela Gum, I had six fillings, a crown, and was told that I "grinded my teeth (not true) and had me fitted for a sleep guard. (read: she charged me all sorts of money for things I didn't actually need) Finally, at this year's appointment, when I was nearly certain I had no cavities, I was told that I needed to come back in for three fillings, and that she wanted to see me 3x per year rather than the standard 2. This just didn't sit right with me, so I went and got a second opinion. This new dentist did a thorough review and assured me that I needed "no active procedures" and had no cavities. To be judicious, I asked her to take the most aggressive preventive care posture possible, and asked if she'd recommend any fillings, and I was told "absolutely not." Not only that, but this second opinion dentist asked me "how long I'd had the crown" and I told her two years, as Dr. Gum put it in two years ago. TL;DR on this...she told me that the crown wasn't placed correctly, she'd have guessed it was years older, and that we'd need to keep an eye on it. Given my own personal experience combined with other reviews I see here on Yelp, I'm confident when I am concerned for every patient of any doctor who exploits trust for profits. If you're a patient of Dr Gum and she's recommending any fillings, procedures, or other solutions, I'd strongly recommend you get a second opinion!

During my appointments the employees are wonderful at each level. I always love to chat up the front desk if they aren’t too busy and the hygienist and dentist always make you feel comfortable and safe during treatment. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a new dentist to see Dr. Gum and her great staff!

Dr. Angela Gum, her Assistant, Staff Toni and Andrea are excellent. Had a crown and a cavity filled today wonderful staff and interaction. They are very caring and kind ladies. Highly recommend Dr. Gum and her staff. Thank you❤️ Dr. Gum.

I've been a patient of Dr. Gum for years! She's fantastic! Thorough, compassionate, gentle and respectful of my needs during procedures. She wants me to be comfortable. I appreciate that! I've seen Dr. Gum for cleanings (so clean!), fillings, and 2 crowns. Crowns are made in house, so no temporary crowns. Office staff and hygienists are delightful people and as competent as the doctor herself. I look forward to my 6 month cleanings to see this great group again! I'm thankful I found such a wonderful dentist who cares for my teeth and me!

Dr. Gum is one of a kind. I travel all the way from Akron which is two hours away from her office just to see her! She is the best dentist in the state in my opinion! Go see her if you are looking for a friendly, caring and no pressure Doctor. She and her staff are amazing!

I loved my experience with Dr. Gum. The office has a comfortable vibe, everyone is really nice, and the quality of work by the whole staff is amazing! If you live in Columbus I highly recommend her. 5 stars hands down!

I’ve waited over a year to post this, and I am still experiencing pain to this day since going here. I’ve seen her get defensive on other people’s posts and try to disregard their experience so I’ve been avoiding posting, but Ive finally decided to warn people anyway. Because of her I ended up having to have two root canals that I never would have needed had I just went somewhere else because she was negligent and drilled too deep for a routine filling. See below if you’d like the story. I have always had nearly perfect teeth. I never had braces, no sensitivities, and I’ve only had maybe a couple of small cavities prior to my visit here. When I moved to Columbus I decided to visit Angela Gum’s office, and she told me I had five cavities. This was a shock even though she told me they were minor, and I hadn’t been to the dentist in a while so I believed her. She then did fillings on three of the teeth and during the drilling (even though I was numbed) I felt some pain. As I started gaining feeling in my tongue, I noticed that my one tooth was SO much lower, like I wouldn’t have been able to chew food. Soon after I started gaining feeling the pain was just getting worse and worse. I went back in that day and they did a scan and told me I had “high pulp horns”. So basically they hit my nerves and were making excuses even though they had my X-rays to begin with. I call bullshit because I could feel with my tongue how low the tooth was and it was insane. She ended up referring me to another specialist to do a root canal for the tooth she believed to be causing the issue. I was certain it was more than one but they started with just that one. Sure enough the pain didn’t go away and they had to do a root canal on the other tooth too. When I tell you this is the worst pain I’ve ever experienced I mean it. I would’ve rather been shot. I tried every pain relief I could think of and nothing helped, not even the one she prescribed to me. She didn’t even offer to put my crowns on for free or even give me a significant discount (which was thousands of dollars by the way). I had dental insurance but it wasn’t covering this. Not the mention the root canals also ended up being around 500-600 each. She cost me a ton of money, my mental health, and my physical health all due to her negligence. I still have sensitive to this day when I drink water, and doesn’t even have to be that cold. I’m not sure if the specialist didn’t get all the nerves in the two teeth, or if she messed up the third one that bad too. I tell everyone I know to avoid her like the plague. And there’s another story similar to mine on yelp. I don’t know if there’s more, but this is already too many times. She’s lucky I’m not the type to sue.