All I can think is how incredibly shameful it is for this kind of behind-the-scenes bullying to be happening, but the persons responsible apparently must not see shame in it somehow...?

Good dentists are a credit to their profession. But there is something seriously wrong with the industry in general and it all comes down to profit motive and how little recourse normal people have against unprofessional behaviour and predatory practices.

Makes me think of this

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan-doctors-strike