Dr. Kent Wildern, a Michigan dentist with 40 years of experience, is suing the state over a required implicit-bias-training mandate for health-care professionals implemented by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer post-George Floydâs death. Wildern argues that the training implies some people are inherently racist, conflicting with his beliefs. He voluntarily renounced his dental license over the issue but seeks to return to practice, emphasizing his long-standing dedication to patient care and community service. His case is represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, which contends that the mandate exemplifies government overreach.
"On going to renew his license, state officials unleashed a proverbial kick in the teeth: a new implicit bias training mandate that forced Dr. Wildern to choose between his profession or his principles."
"I like taking care of people," he told The Post, noting he always provided free dental care to those in need.
"Everybody needs to listen to Martin Luther King from way back in the day. It's who you are, not what color you are," Dr. Kent Wildern exclusively told The Post.
"This implicit bias training bothered me from day one, and I called the Michigan Dental Association and said, 'Why do we have to take this?' And they said, 'Because it's required by the governor,'" he told The Post.
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