Dentist Whistleblower applauds Alberta Premier's Protection of Free Speech for Professionals

RED DEER, Alberta - Oct. 25, 2024 - PRLog -- Dr. Michael Y Zuk claims to have suffered more abuse as a professional than Dr. Jordan Peterson and says Premier Danielle Smith's upcoming bill to protect free speech of professionals is a great step to help end bullying by regulatory colleges.  The dentist has been sued for 9M for defamation by his dental authority over his lobby to reform the organization while they investigated and prosecuted him for misconduct for writing a book. Zuk says the regulation should be applied retroactively to his disciplinary case which is currently in appeal to 'set him free' and that the Premier should order an inquiry into the operations of the Alberta dental board to confirm his list of serious operational concerns which includes use of former police, including one involved in a fatal collision, as dental investigators.

It is a matter of public record that the now retired dentist had published a graphic book titled 'Confessions of a Former Cosmetic Dentist' about overtreatment within the cosmetic dentistry business in 2010 after the Alberta dental authority had already published a warning on the same topic three years prior. The dental authority claimed the book harmed the integrity of the profession, while Zuk claimed the procedures discussed were a known threat to the public. Information on his book may be found at http://www.confessionsofaformercosmeticdentist.com. Dr. Zuk's pleas to the Health Minister claiming the authority was withholding exculpatory evidence were directed to the Ombudsman which failed to intervene.

The dentist attempted to appeal his charges to the Supreme Court of Canada which refused to hear his case. It was only after celebrity psychologist Jordan Peterson, who coincidentally is the same age and also grew up in Northern Alberta, came under professional scrutiny that freedom of speech and regulatory over-reach came into the spotlight. Dr. Zuk says, "Danielle Smith needs to carefully consider what happened in my case and consider how the Alberta dental health system had been hijacked by Old Boys who thought they could use their positions to crush freedom of speech, even when it was an obvious breach of the need to put public protection over the profession's reputation. Follow the money and less than a dollar out of a hundred ends up helping dental patients with refunds for overtreatment or harm. It's time for an independent inquiry as they did in BC."

Dr. Zuk is appealing the $180,000 professional fine next Spring in the Alberta Courts.