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Alberta dentists suing their governing body over alleged Charter violations and heavy-handed tactics to crack down on advertising are seeing their ranks grow, says one of the class-action lawsuit’s plaintiffs.

Dr. Larry Stanleigh said after launching the legal action in Februarywith two other dentists on behalf of 100 of their colleagues, more have stepped forward to support the effort, which accuses the Alberta Dental Association & College of creating a climate of intimidation and bullying, and violating dentists’ right to free speech.

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“Lots of eyebrows have been raised and we’ve got a ton of dentists showing interest in joining the suit,” said the Calgary dentist, who last month sent letters to every dental office in the province, outlining the case.

“Most dentists in Alberta are completely unaware of what’s going on behind the scenes.”

The three dentists named in the suit allege the ADA&C has taken its opposition to dentists advertising to the extreme, vigorously pursuing violators while offering reduced penalties or immunity to those who out their peers for similar infractions.