Dentist Admits To Reducing Nitrous Oxide To Democrat[ic] Patients Thus Causing Them Greater Suffering

[MayReasonRule]

Last edited Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:59 AM - Edit history (3)

That video has since been taken down, but recorded versions of it and response videos criticizing Grewal continue to circulate.

"I have a secret hat I use sometimes, it says, 'Make your smile great again,'" she said at the gala. "So I wear that when I work with my patients, when they look […]

— Daniel Keys Moran (@fatsam.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy) 2025-09-26T09:57:25.000Z

[SickOfTheOnePct]

1. Disgustng

Pull her license.

[Trueblue1968]

66. How did she know they were democrats ???

[yardwork]

78. It's easy to look up voter registration by name online.

All she had to do is look up each of her patients.

[Trueblue1968]

113. I never watch videos here on DU. ... My tablet doesnt work so good.

[yardwork]

129. Me neither. I didn't watch the video.

[Oeditpus Rex]

95. Did you not watch the video?

She said she could tell by their reactions to photos of "prominent Republicans" on her office walls.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

2. This fucking MAGAt needs be investigated, charged, prosecuted and lose her license

for this horrendous breach of patient care.

[ananda]

13. Class action lawsuit sounds like a good plan to me.

Sue her ass.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Yesterday, I Posted About My Disgust At The Dentist....

...over overt political statements in the office.
This is way worse.

[Prairie Gates]

4. Dentists still use nitrous oxide?

I always get shots. I haven't had nitrous oxide at the dentist since the 1980s (I was a child)!

[SunSeeker]

29. She's a pediatric dentist. It's still common to use it on kids.

Which begs the question, how can she identify children who can't even vote as Democrats?

And why has she not been arrested for child abuse?

[prodigitalson]

51. African Americans or Hispanics

I have heard MAGAs say a neighborhood went to crap because "Democrats" moved in...meaning it was now more diverse.

[JI7]

108. Right, they use Democrats when they are speaking of minorities

[sheshe2]

60. Deliberately causing a child pain.

Deliberately!
She should be locked up for child abuse.

[Wednesdays]

31. I don't know about now,

But I got it with my previous dentist as recently as 2007.

[Prairie Gates]

73. I'm going to break this to you gently

2007 was nearly 20 years ago.

[Prairie_Seagull]

5. How the hell would she know? nt

[MichMan]

12. I've never had a dentist ask me whom I voted for

Weird

[Prairie_Seagull]

16. Same.

WTF. Maybe a lexus nexus type thing.

[RandiFan1290]

88. She tells you in the video how she knows. nt

[Prairie_Seagull]

111. I'll take your word for it.

Thank you.

[pandr32]

32. On-line search?

[usedtobedemgurl]

93. In the video, she says

She wears a shirt that says Make Your Smile Great Again. When people complain, she knows it is a Democrat and she turns down the oxide.

[comradebillyboy]

114. What video? There's no link in the OP.

[usedtobedemgurl]

116. there was one.

Not sure where it went. The OP did not edit it, but if you look in the comments, someone else also mentions a video.

[tblue37]

130. Here is the video & also an article:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maga-dentist-getting-review-bombed-154317021.html

Link to tweet

[PCIntern]

6. As a dentist please allow me to say

That I have treated rapists and murderers, and would not dream of doing what this person did. This is grounds for license suspension if not termination.

I would add that it is extremely unusual to revoke a license in any jurisdiction. It is usually for convicted, murderers or drug kingpins.

[GreenWave]

81. Thank you for your service to the patients.

[WiVoter]

7. Lawsuit

[calimary]

27. DAMN RIGHT!!!

That dentist should be run out of business. Letting politics into her dental practice!?!?!?!

I’m gonna remember that, next time I have to go to the dentist. I’m gonna bring it up and ask him about it.

[Omnipresent]

8. Nothing like a vengeful political dentist.

Probably does the same thing to independent as well.

[malaise]

9. That should be Democratic patients

She should lose her license
That is all

[calimary]

30. Yes. And thanks for the correction.

“Democrat” is a NOUN. NOT an adjective.

[prodigitalson]

58. "I'm voting for the Democrat candidtate" os exactly what a lot of Democrats say around here

They aren't secret right wingers..They just aren't grammar masters.

[SocialDemocrat61]

101. They should always be corrected

So they learn to say it correctly

[prodigitalson]

133. Oh, yeah People love that

especially my AA in-laws who say it. I'll put that on my list of shit this middle aged white man isn't about to do.

[SocialDemocrat61]

134. Have a nice day

[DFW]

125. Many Democrats are in frequent contact with Republicans, and therefore sometimes lapse into Republicanese

If you went to a mainly Republican school, or none at all (and, after all, the difference is often minimal), you may tend to lapse into Republicanese without intending to do it.

For those who are mostly in contact with Democrats, here is a guide to better understanding Republicanese:

EXCERPTS FROM THE OFFICIAL DICTIONARY OF REPUBLICANESE

In Republicanese, many words that sound alike may be spelled differently at random. A few prominent examples:

In Republicanese, the following words may be spelled at random using any of the three ways given:

A.) Two, Too, To
B.) Their, They're, There
c.) Your, Yore, You're

The Republicanese version of Robin Hood therefore starts with "In days of you're...."

The only rule is that the correct use of them as in English is never permitted twice in a row.

Words with single letters that change meaning when that letter is doubled must never be used in correct English context. The classic example is “lose” vs. “loose.” In Republicanese, if you do not win an election, then you “loose” that election. Conversely, if your (Republicanese: you’re) belt is too tight, you need it more “lose” in order to be comfortable. Another example would be the Republicanese, “I met Donald Trump, and he was rudder than I imagined,” vs. “I grabbed the ruder and was able to steer the boat to shore.”

In English, the contraction for "it is" is written "it's." To show possession referring to something previously mentioned, one writes "its." In Republicanese, it is the other way around. Example:
English: “It's impractical for a building to have its solar panels in the basement.”
Republicanese: “Its impractical for a building to have it's solar panels in the basement.”


In Republicanese, idiomatic expressions that use words that are homonyms with animals in English must use the spelling that denotes the animal.
Three examples:
In English, when someone wins a race by a very small margin, one can say, “He won the race by a hair.” In Republicanese, one writes, “He won the race by a hare.”
In English, someone fleeing the law can be said to be on “on the lam.” In Republicanese, that is spelled “on the lamb.”
In English, when one starts to lose their voice after shouting for an extended time, one says, “he shouted himself hoarse.” In Republicanese, one writes, “He shouted himself horse.”


In Republicanese, an apostrophe is used to form a plural, whereas this is never correct in English. But it must be done at random, never systematically. For example, Bill and Hillary are "the Clinton's," but Bill, Chelsea and Hillary are "the Clintons." The other way around is also correct. In Republicanese, either form is correct as long as it is not spelled the same way twice in a row.
Example:
In English, one writes "The Clintons like dogs."
In Republicanese, this can be written as "The Clinton's like dogs," or "The Clintons like dog's" or "The Clinton's like dog's." The only version that would be incorrect in Republicanese would be to use no apostrophe at all. Only English is written that way.

In Republicanese, pronouns that are direct or indirect objects must never be used as in English when combined with another proper name, proper noun, or pronoun.
Example: in English, one says, e.g., “John went to dinner with me,” and not “John went to dinner with I.” Therefore, in English, one also says, “John went to dinner with my wife and me.” In Republicanese, while it is also correct to say, “John went to dinner with me,” it is only correct to say “John went to dinner with my wife and I.”

[prodigitalson]

135. Many rural democrats spoke that way their entire lives

when I was young they were white and black. The rural whites are now republicans and the rural blacks are still dems here and they have been voting for the 'Democrat candidate' since Roosevelt...it has nothing to do with Republicans who do that intentionally, which is a historically documented thing, I'm well aware.

But people's suggestions around here that I as a white man am going to correct the grammar of African Americans at the next precinct meeting is just something I'm not going to do.

Like seriously, why would someone even think that's a thing that might happen.

[DFW]

136. You don't have to correct someone's grammar to know it's wrong.

If I had a dollar for every time someone has used an apostrophe to form a plural on DU, I could buy and sell Elon Musk.

[prodigitalson]

137. Hey, I bite my lip every day when people say less when it should be fewer.

But unless I am in the classroom being paid to correct people's grammar, I don't. I also think policing the grammar of informal speech a low priority generally. Yet I have my pet peeves.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. You all know this lady's business is about to take a hit, right?

I would be disappointed if it didn't.

[D_Master81]

11. As awful as it sounds

Whenever I’ve had dental work done the nitrous only supplements the numbing shots to relax you not kill the pain. Pretty sure nitrous has little to no effect on pain control

[Wednesdays]

37. Nitrous oxide is one of the earliest forms of anesthesia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide

[PCIntern]

41. Analgesia, not anesthesia

Big difference

[Wednesdays]

42. Well, the Wikipedia article says

"Nitrous oxide has significant medical uses...for its anaesthetic and pain-reducing effects..."


But you're the practitioner, sooo...

[PCIntern]

55. Ok

I double dog dare you to have yourself in a dental chair, have the nitrous begun at the usual safe dosage, and then allow the practitioner to prepare a crown on a vital tooth. We call that the chandelier effect because you would be on the ceiling.

Nitrous changes the way you interpret the pain or discomfort that you are feeling. I understand that’s what wiki says, but let me tell you that we term nitrous or any other type of adjunctive treatment analgesia.

[Wednesdays]

57. I agree.

Whenever I received nitrous, it was always in conjunction with the local anesthetic.

[Dawson Leery]

14. The next Democratic administration must review her naturalized ciizenship.

With that said, take her medical license!

[Disaffected]

15. In any case, dentists do not

take the Hippocratic Oath and are not "physicians".

[harumph]

38. I haven't examined this to know whether she is a DDS or an MD (e.g., oral surgeon)

In any case, as you put it, I would put money on this being against ethical rules in the dental profession in the
sense of equitable and competent care. These rules are likely codified at the state level.

[Wiz Imp]

56. The ADA has Principles of Ethics and Code of Conduct

Found here:
https://www.ada.org/about/principles/code-of-ethics

[Disaffected]

76. For sure, such behaviour is highly unethical,

codified rules or not. I would even question the mental health of such a person.

[Liberal In Texas]

17. She makes fun of democrats wearing masks and staying home.

I'm going to guess she doesn't believe in Covid19 vaccines either.
She got this repub stuff all over her office and wears that stupid hat. I would be out the door faster than she could suggest use of NO2.

[SunSeeker]

35. The video indicates her office is in Santa Clarita -- a very red town in California.

She is playing to her red client base. The California medical board does not play. She may lose her license over intentional causing patients pain, especially since her patients are children, as she is a pediatric dentist.

[Abolishinist]

79. Although true at one time,

in the last three presidential elections the city voted Dem.

Year......Democratic................Republican
2024 - 49.95% - 57,583.....47.21% - 54,413
2020 - 53.07% - 63,507.....44.93% - 53,768
2016 - 48.53% - 42,316.....45.33% - 39,523

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clarita,_California

[SunSeeker]

104. Good to hear. I haven't been up there in a while. It used to be full of retired cops like Simi Valley. nt

[EuterpeThelo]

99. Santa Clarita

is a lot more mixed than it used to be ten or fifteen years ago. They finally ousted their R rep for the second time in ten years this last November and elected George Whitesides.

[The Blue Flower]

18. How does she know their political leanings?

Is that part of her intake form?

[GoCubsGo]

20. Was just about to ask the same thing.

Unless the patients volunteer that information themselves, there should be no way for her to know that.

[Wednesdays]

40. She probably doesn't know

And therefore is just virtue signaling to her base.

[meadowlander]

45. Or she infers from the fact that they are LGBTQ+ or are people of colour.

[Ars Longa]

19. A MAGA Dentist--say that to youself... How do people get like this??

How do they get so sociopathic??

[Aristus]

22. My wife is a dental hygienist with twenty-five years of experience.

She says she can't believe some of the idiots she has seen who somehow managed to earn a DDS.

[Buddyzbuddy]

34. With the exception of Veterinarians and PCintern

I've never met a Med school graduate that is not Republican, including my sister.

[hunter]

67. It depends where you live.

Our community tends to be under-served and the doctors tend to be here for altruistic reasons not compatible with Republican ideology. Even the doctors motivated by Evangelical Christian or conservative Catholic religious beliefs don't tend to be overtly political, though they may have voted Republican. We have a lot of immigrant doctors too. If they were Republicans before Trump 2.0 they are learning their lesson now, especially if they are not white males or have family and friends terrified by ICE.

My sister lives in a nearly all white rural area in a red state. She doesn't think the local doctors are good and they are overwhelmingly Republican. I suppose these Republican doctors are learning their lesson too as rural hospitals and clinics close. Or maybe they are just blaming Democrats for their misfortunes and self-inflicted wounds, as Republicans tend to do.

[Buddyzbuddy]

75. I actually want to be wrong about my opinion so I'm glad to hear stories that prove I'm wrong about my observation.

[Aristus]

68. Every MD in my clinic is a pro-national health progressive.

My supervising physician is a straight, cisgender man who is an outspoken transgender ally; he flies a trans-pride flag on his office door.

[Buddyzbuddy]

72. Good to hear, thank you.

[PCIntern]

98. I'm truly honored.

[SheltieLover]

21. Dr. Mengele came back with Goebbels?

[Ray Bruns]

25. Next she'll be asking her patients, "Is it safe?"

[Ilsa]

127. Certain scenes of Marathon Man are still

captured in my brain, and I haven't watched it in over 40 years.

[kacekwl]

23. I do not recall ever

talking politics with my dentist.

[ArnoldLayne]

24. I wish I knew how to make her famous on social media if you all know what I mean.

As famous as the Phillies Baseball Karen.

[NoMoreRepugs]

26. This lady needs to be demolished. Lose her license and business.

[Vinca]

28. They should sue her into oblivion for causing unnecessary pain and suffering.

[LuckyCharms]

33. Is she single?

[SunSeeker]

36. No. Per the video, she also runs her husband's neurology office. He's a doctor. nt

[LuckyCharms]

39. I should have used the sarcasm thing. Sorry.

[SunSeeker]

44. My point is her husband is going to lose business too.

He has an office in Valencia, CA. Her office is in neighboring Santa Clarita.

[IronLionZion]

43. Brown female MAGAts are the worst

[chowder66]

46. Ugh. She said it was a "lighthearted joke".

I’ve seen firsthand how cancel culture works. When you stand up, speak out and make a difference, there are people who will try to tear you down. But here’s the truth: It only works if you let it. And I refuse to let it.

Last election cycle, I spent countless hours registering voters and helping community members deliver their ballots through a ballot harvest box that complied with all of California’s laws. I helped turn out hundreds of Republican voters in our local elections. But apparently, ballot harvesting is only acceptable to some when it’s their ballots being collected.

The first attack came when law enforcement showed up at my office. Someone filed an anonymous complaint accusing me of running an illegal ballot-harvesting operation — completely false and totally unfounded. Everything I did followed the law.

Then came the second hit. A few months later, the California Dental Board sent an investigator to my office after a bogus complaint from someone I’ve never met or treated. The accusation? That I “torture” patients who don’t share my political views. This ridiculous claim was pulled from a lighthearted joke I made during a speech at the Republican Liberty Gala. My words were twisted, and my career was targeted — but I didn’t back down.

more....
https://signalscv.com/2025/09/dr-harleen-grewal-you-cant-cancel-me/

[dalton99a]

47. Is Harleen Grewal an illegal alien?

How about her husband Yuvyaj Grewal?

[Orrex]

48. If I learned that a dentist tortured my family or me this way

That dentist would end the day with no teeth in their mouth.

[Ms. Toad]

49. This is clearly an ill-advised comedy routine.

About as stupid as it could be. But still clearly an attempt at comedy - not an actual description of how she runs her dental practice.

[niyad]

70. Ill-advised? Or desperate backtracking? One does hope this is not how

she actually runs her pediatric practice, which makes her remarks even weirder. I note that several reviews were posted which make her seem questionable, since, as I understand, almost anybody can write a review. However, one seemed quite legutimate, in that she responded in a way that indicated that she, in fact, knew the person. Her response was a bit surprising.

[Ms. Toad]

89. The reviews have been frozen because

Many were posted in response to this viral video do I wasn't able to view them.

I have no doubt she is a MAGA idiot. And the social media presence for her business is idiotic but not explicitly targeted to a MAGA audience aside from one n which she was wearing an Elon Tshirt. But this video is clearly an attempt to be a comedian to a MAGA audience she expected to share her biases.

[mr715]

131. Can you tell me more? I'm interested.

Thank you.

[regnaD kciN]

83. You mean just like how...

…Trump will say something unhinged and dangerous, then, if he gets pushback, will turn it into “just a joke?”

Yeah, not buying it this time, either.

[Ms. Toad]

86. This woman isn't the president of the United States. n/t

[MayReasonRule]

84. About That...

[RandiFan1290]

121. Bless your heart

[Blue Owl]

50. If she was my dentist I'd be suing the hell outta her

[RockRaven]

52. Does dentistry licensure involve a catchall clause about bringing the profession into disrepute?

Because just saying this shit publicly, whether or not she actually enacts it in practice, certainly does that.

[Wiz Imp]

53. The American Dental Association has a code of ethics

She fails on many of the points. In the video, she brags about not abiding by Nonmaleficence, Beneficence, Justice & Veracity. She should lose her Dental License Yesterday.

ADA Code of Ethics:
https://www.ada.org/-/media/project/ada-organization/ada/ada-org/files/about/2025_code_of_ethics_full.pdf?rev=2a1aa5b75aea4178a773e47178841977&hash=CD87718D579DF13FBD4300E8815B6DE5

Summary:
Five Fundamental Principles:

Patient Autonomy: Respecting the patient's right to make informed decisions about their treatment.

Nonmaleficence: Avoiding harm to the patient.

Beneficence: Promoting the patient's well-being.

Justice: Treating all patients fairly and equitably.

Veracity: Being truthful and disclosing all relevant information to the patient.

Key Ethical Obligations:

Competence: Maintaining professional knowledge and skills through continuing education.

Confidentiality: Protecting patient privacy and medical records.
Informed Consent: Obtaining informed consent from the patient before any treatment procedures.

Referral: Referring patients to specialists when necessary.

Fees: Charging reasonable and disclosed fees for services.

Advertising: Avoiding false or misleading claims about dental services.

Discrimination: Prohibiting discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or other factors.

Additional Ethical Considerations:

Reporting Abuse: Reporting suspected cases of patient abuse or neglect.

Continuing Education: Completing required continuing education courses to stay current with best practices.

Ethical Conflicts: Resolving ethical conflicts in a manner that prioritizes patient welfare.

[mwb970]

54. Just when you thought they COULD NOT sink any lower.

Down they go! These are basically Nazis.

[unblock]

59. I've heard restaurant workers joke about spitting (or worse) in food

I'm willing to believe that this is joked about more often than actually done, but I'm unwilling to believe it never happens.

If a dentist is joking about this, somewhere there's a dentist who is actually going it, and suspicion on this particular dentist is warranted.

Right-wingers believe democrats are evil and a threat to America or western civilization or... something, and they believe in violence and they love "drinking liberal tears" so why shouldn't we believe them when they say the do crap like this?

[twodogsbarking]

61. Trump would approve. Need you know more?

[PopArtMonkey]

62. My former dentist had her license terminated due to oversedating a patient and causing a death.

Now, she's a Republican activist in NC. When she had her practice, she constantly tried to sell unnecessary procedures. What a champ.

[niyad]

63. She is whining about "cancel culture", claims she has been

harassed for being openly, actively repuke. She also claims that she said the "less gas" thing as a joke, and them damned Dems have no sense of humour. The fact that she thinks saying that sort of thing is funny is disgusting. She is supposedly a pediatric dentist. .is she torturing her young patients? And some of the reviews are quite troublesome.

And, apparently, her husband is a neurologist. I wonder how he treats his patients.

[Skittles]

103. I could not trust the judgment of someone like this

in ANY job, let alone that one

[Dave Bowman]

64. That psycho should get professional help.

[Chasstev365]

65. So where the FUCK is the screaming hysteria to force her out of dentistry?

That's what the other side would be doing if the situation was reversed.

[ReRe]

69. K&R

Call it what it is: Sadistic EVIL. She should be prosecuted and never allowed near a Dentistry again in her life! A pediatric dentist to boot. OMG! Thank goodness she was stupid and spilled the beans all over herself!

[liberal N proud]

71. Who talks politics to their dentist?

But what dentist would admit to malpractice.

[progressoid]

74. Hey, Dr. Dr. Harleen Grewal...

people Googling your name just shot up!

And not in a good way.

FAFO.

[Totally Tunsie]

77. This brings to mind the night Rod Blagojevich said to David Letterman

"Dave, I've always wanted to be on your show in the worst way", and Dave replied "Well, you're on my show in the worst way". Burnnnnnnnnnnn.....

This MAGA-moron wanted to be an internet "star"...well, she is. Way to end a nice career! Her Facebook page is alive with appropriately vicious comments and she has supposedly been reported to the California boards, complete with offending video and written comments attached. It'll be in their hands now.

Make note of her name: Harleen Grewal. It'll be an interesting news story to follow to its conclusion. We haven't heard the last of this, perhaps including the day the Pardoning Pedo resolves her of all guilt and shame.

[MayReasonRule]

87. Rod says "I've always wanted to be on your show in the worst way" Dave says "Well, you're on my show in the worst way".

[DiverDave]

80. She did this to CHILDREN?

If my kids dentist said that, I'd go looking for her.
It wouldn't turn out nice for her.
She should be sued back to her parents house.

[GreenWave]

82. So Trump has his worm brain replacement.

[sakabatou]

85. If the dentist tried that on me

their family would hold a funeral with a closed casket.

[MustLoveBeagles]

90. Not okay

She needs her license yanked.

[Cha]

91. "California 'MAGA Dentist' jokes she gives worse care to non-Trump supporters in viral video"

snip//

A viral video circulating on social media shows a Southern California dentist who’s centered her practice around her support of President Donald Trump joking that she provides worse care for patients who aren’t Trump supporters.

The video shows Santa Clarita dentist Dr. Harleen Grewal giving some sort of presentation in which she mocks and derides patients who don’t share her political beliefs.

https://ktla.com/news/california/california-maga-dentist-jokes-she-gives-worse-care-to-non-trump-supporters-in-viral-video/

We're Not laughing, Asshole. I wondered how she got caught.

[ArnoldLayne]

92. Especially if it was done to my 9 year old Son.

I wouldn't be very happy about it to say the least, it's sick.

[Trumpdumper]

94. Doubling down

She bitches about how she won't be "canceled." Fuck that! I will make sure to share her name and politics far and wide with anyone seeking dental care in the Bay Area! It would be wonderful to dry up her clientele base.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/california-maga-dentist-jokes-she-191910183.html

[raccoon]

97. Thanks for the link. All I saw was the title of the thread.

[SunSeeker]

106. Santa Clarita is in Southern California. Don't worry, word is out!

Reviews have been temporarily disabled on Yelp due to “increased public attention,” LOL. https://ktla.com/news/california/california-maga-dentist-jokes-she-gives-worse-care-to-non-trump-supporters-in-viral-video/

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

117. She is an immigrant!

[raccoon]

96. What video are yall talking about? All I see is the title of the thread and that's all.

[SunSeeker]

105. It got taken down but it is still up on X.

Watch it while it is still up:

Link to tweet

More info here.
https://ktla.com/news/california/california-maga-dentist-jokes-she-gives-worse-care-to-non-trump-supporters-in-viral-video/

[ArnoldLayne]

112. Thats all I see too.

[hunter]

100. Humphry Davis, the brilliant scientist who coined the term "laughing gas," had some serious problems with it.

Things that are still hushed up today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphry_Davy

MAGA, social media, and nitrous oxide are possibly a bad mix in any combination.

[JoseBalow]

102. Fuckin' Nazis

[DFW]

120. If your dentist is a vocal Trump supporter

It isn’t safe.

[SunSeeker]

107. Your video disappeared or was taken down. You might want to replace it with this X post that's still up:

Link to tweet

Right now your OP looks blank.

[phylny]

109. D E M O C R A T I C.

[niyad]

110. hmm, the video seems to have disappeared.

[edbermac]

115. Video snippet here, she said she was joking

But I bet she’s not laughing now

[SunSeeker]

118. She wrote this whiny editorial in the local paper. In it she notes she's being investigated.

Last edited Fri Sep 26, 2025, 06:18 AM - Edit history (1)

She says the California Dental Board came to her dental office to question her about her "joke."

https://signalscv.com/2025/09/dr-harleen-grewal-you-cant-cancel-me/

[sl8]

122. Sep. 9 is the article date, she claims that they investigated about 6 months ago and was cleared.

https://signalscv.com/2025/09/scv-dentist-under-fire-over-political-jokes-in-viral-video/

Incidentally, this rag is pretty far right. One of their editorials talks about "The liars and perverts in the state Assembly’s Democrat caucus" and they speak very highly of Trump.

[SunSeeker]

123. Thanks. Sadly, that rightward lean is typical of our local rags. Even the LA Times. nt

[Sugarcoated]

119. Democratic patients

not "Democrat". Stop using the old McCarthy slur

[MayReasonRule]

124. 🎓👓Here's A Deep Dive For Those Not In The Known Regarding The Term 'Democrat'...🎓📚

McCarthy era:
The phrase gained traction as an intentional slight during the Cold War. Joseph McCarthy and others weaponized the term to suggest that Democrats were not sufficiently "democratic" in their ideals.

Late 20th century:
The term was revived by Newt Gingrich in the 1980s and 1990s as part of an effort to cast Democrats in a negative light. In 1996, the Republican Party platform was officially changed to read "Democrat Party" to make the subtle point that the party had become elitist.

21st century: High-profile figures like President George W. Bush and Donald Trump have continued to use the phrase. In 2018, Trump explicitly stated that he uses the term because "it doesn't sound good".

Why is the term considered offensive?
The use of the noun "Democrat" in place of the adjective "Democratic" is seen as a deliberate and petty attempt to rebrand the party in a negative way. Major news organizations, including the Associated Press, CNN, and NPR, have instructed their staff to use the adjective "Democratic" and avoid the pejorative term.

[lostincalifornia]

126. If true, he needs to lose his license.

[doc03]

128. People really get nitrous oxide at the dentist, I thought that was a joke. I am 77 years

old never had it, never had a dentist even mention it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

132. MAGA dentist says she uses less laughing gas on liberal Patience

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