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MayReasonRule

(3,844 posts)
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:05 AM Thursday

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

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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 […]

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Dentist Admits To Reducing Nitrous Oxide To Democrat[ic] Patients Thus Causing Them Greater Suffering (Original Post) MayReasonRule Thursday OP
Disgustng SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #1
How did she know they were democrats ??? Trueblue1968 Thursday #66
It's easy to look up voter registration by name online. yardwork Thursday #78
I never watch videos here on DU. ... My tablet doesnt work so good. Trueblue1968 Thursday #113
Me neither. I didn't watch the video. yardwork Yesterday #129
Did you not watch the video? Oeditpus Rex Thursday #95
This fucking MAGAt needs be investigated, charged, prosecuted and lose her license MarineCombatEngineer Thursday #2
Class action lawsuit sounds like a good plan to me. ananda Thursday #13
Yesterday, I Posted About My Disgust At The Dentist.... ProfessorGAC Thursday #3
Dentists still use nitrous oxide? Prairie Gates Thursday #4
She's a pediatric dentist. It's still common to use it on kids. SunSeeker Thursday #29
African Americans or Hispanics prodigitalson Thursday #51
Right, they use Democrats when they are speaking of minorities JI7 Thursday #108
Deliberately causing a child pain. sheshe2 Thursday #60
I don't know about now, Wednesdays Thursday #31
I'm going to break this to you gently Prairie Gates Thursday #73
How the hell would she know? nt Prairie_Seagull Thursday #5
I've never had a dentist ask me whom I voted for MichMan Thursday #12
Same. Prairie_Seagull Thursday #16
She tells you in the video how she knows. nt RandiFan1290 Thursday #88
I'll take your word for it. Prairie_Seagull Thursday #111
On-line search? pandr32 Thursday #32
In the video, she says usedtobedemgurl Thursday #93
What video? There's no link in the OP. comradebillyboy Thursday #114
there was one. usedtobedemgurl Yesterday #116
Here is the video & also an article: tblue37 Yesterday #130
As a dentist please allow me to say PCIntern Thursday #6
Thank you for your service to the patients. GreenWave Thursday #81
Lawsuit WiVoter Thursday #7
DAMN RIGHT!!! calimary Thursday #27
Nothing like a vengeful political dentist. Omnipresent Thursday #8
That should be Democratic patients malaise Thursday #9
Yes. And thanks for the correction. calimary Thursday #30
"I'm voting for the Democrat candidtate" os exactly what a lot of Democrats say around here prodigitalson Thursday #58
They should always be corrected SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #101
Many Democrats are in frequent contact with Republicans, and therefore sometimes lapse into Republicanese DFW Yesterday #125
You all know this lady's business is about to take a hit, right? Baitball Blogger Thursday #10
As awful as it sounds D_Master81 Thursday #11
Nitrous oxide is one of the earliest forms of anesthesia. Wednesdays Thursday #37
Analgesia, not anesthesia PCIntern Thursday #41
Well, the Wikipedia article says Wednesdays Thursday #42
Ok PCIntern Thursday #55
I agree. Wednesdays Thursday #57
The next Democratic administration must review her naturalized ciizenship. Dawson Leery Thursday #14
In any case, dentists do not Disaffected Thursday #15
I haven't examined this to know whether she is a DDS or an MD (e.g., oral surgeon) harumph Thursday #38
The ADA has Principles of Ethics and Code of Conduct Wiz Imp Thursday #56
For sure, such behaviour is highly unethical, Disaffected Thursday #76
She makes fun of democrats wearing masks and staying home. Liberal In Texas Thursday #17
The video indicates her office is in Santa Clarita -- a very red town in California. SunSeeker Thursday #35
Although true at one time, Abolishinist Thursday #79
Good to hear. I haven't been up there in a while. It used to be full of retired cops like Simi Valley. nt SunSeeker Thursday #104
Santa Clarita EuterpeThelo Thursday #99
How does she know their political leanings? The Blue Flower Thursday #18
Was just about to ask the same thing. GoCubsGo Thursday #20
She probably doesn't know Wednesdays Thursday #40
Or she infers from the fact that they are LGBTQ+ or are people of colour. meadowlander Thursday #45
A MAGA Dentist--say that to youself... How do people get like this?? Ars Longa Thursday #19
My wife is a dental hygienist with twenty-five years of experience. Aristus Thursday #22
With the exception of Veterinarians and PCintern Buddyzbuddy Thursday #34
It depends where you live. hunter Thursday #67
I actually want to be wrong about my opinion so I'm glad to hear stories that prove I'm wrong about my observation. Buddyzbuddy Thursday #75
Every MD in my clinic is a pro-national health progressive. Aristus Thursday #68
Good to hear, thank you. Buddyzbuddy Thursday #72
I'm truly honored. PCIntern Thursday #98
Dr. Mengele came back with Goebbels? SheltieLover Thursday #21
Next she'll be asking her patients, "Is it safe?" Ray Bruns Thursday #25
Certain scenes of Marathon Man are still Ilsa Yesterday #127
I do not recall ever kacekwl Thursday #23
I wish I knew how to make her famous on social media if you all know what I mean. ArnoldLayne Thursday #24
This lady needs to be demolished. Lose her license and business. NoMoreRepugs Thursday #26
They should sue her into oblivion for causing unnecessary pain and suffering. Vinca Thursday #28
Is she single? LuckyCharms Thursday #33
No. Per the video, she also runs her husband's neurology office. He's a doctor. nt SunSeeker Thursday #36
I should have used the sarcasm thing. Sorry. LuckyCharms Thursday #39
My point is her husband is going to lose business too. SunSeeker Thursday #44
Brown female MAGAts are the worst IronLionZion Thursday #43
Ugh. She said it was a "lighthearted joke". chowder66 Thursday #46
Is Harleen Grewal an illegal alien? dalton99a Thursday #47
If I learned that a dentist tortured my family or me this way Orrex Thursday #48
This is clearly an ill-advised comedy routine. Ms. Toad Thursday #49
Ill-advised? Or desperate backtracking? One does hope this is not how niyad Thursday #70
The reviews have been frozen because Ms. Toad Thursday #89
Can you tell me more? I'm interested. mr715 Yesterday #131
You mean just like how... regnaD kciN Thursday #83
This woman isn't the president of the United States. n/t Ms. Toad Thursday #86
About That... MayReasonRule Thursday #84
Bless your heart RandiFan1290 Yesterday #121
If she was my dentist I'd be suing the hell outta her Blue Owl Thursday #50
Does dentistry licensure involve a catchall clause about bringing the profession into disrepute? RockRaven Thursday #52
The American Dental Association has a code of ethics Wiz Imp Thursday #53
Just when you thought they COULD NOT sink any lower. mwb970 Thursday #54
I've heard restaurant workers joke about spitting (or worse) in food unblock Thursday #59
Trump would approve. Need you know more? twodogsbarking Thursday #61
My former dentist had her license terminated due to oversedating a patient and causing a death. PopArtMonkey Thursday #62
She is whining about "cancel culture", claims she has been niyad Thursday #63
I could not trust the judgment of someone like this Skittles Thursday #103
That psycho should get professional help. Dave Bowman Thursday #64
So where the FUCK is the screaming hysteria to force her out of dentistry? Chasstev365 Thursday #65
K&R ReRe Thursday #69
Who talks politics to their dentist? liberal N proud Thursday #71
Hey, Dr. Dr. Harleen Grewal... progressoid Thursday #74
This brings to mind the night Rod Blagojevich said to David Letterman Totally Tunsie Thursday #77
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". MayReasonRule Thursday #87
She did this to CHILDREN? DiverDave Thursday #80
So Trump has his worm brain replacement. GreenWave Thursday #82
If the dentist tried that on me sakabatou Thursday #85
Not okay MustLoveBeagles Thursday #90
"California 'MAGA Dentist' jokes she gives worse care to non-Trump supporters in viral video" Cha Thursday #91
Especially if it was done to my 9 year old Son. ArnoldLayne Thursday #92
Doubling down Trumpdumper Thursday #94
Thanks for the link. All I saw was the title of the thread. raccoon Thursday #97
Santa Clarita is in Southern California. Don't worry, word is out! SunSeeker Thursday #106
She is an immigrant! BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #117
What video are yall talking about? All I see is the title of the thread and that's all. raccoon Thursday #96
It got taken down but it is still up on X. SunSeeker Thursday #105
Thats all I see too. ArnoldLayne Thursday #112
Humphry Davis, the brilliant scientist who coined the term "laughing gas," had some serious problems with it. hunter Thursday #100
Fuckin' Nazis JoseBalow Thursday #102
If your dentist is a vocal Trump supporter DFW Yesterday #120
Your video disappeared or was taken down. You might want to replace it with this X post that's still up: SunSeeker Thursday #107
D E M O C R A T I C. phylny Thursday #109
hmm, the video seems to have disappeared. niyad Thursday #110
Video snippet here, she said she was joking edbermac Thursday #115
She wrote this whiny editorial in the local paper. In it she notes she's being investigated. SunSeeker Yesterday #118
Sep. 9 is the article date, she claims that they investigated about 6 months ago and was cleared. sl8 Yesterday #122
Thanks. Sadly, that rightward lean is typical of our local rags. Even the LA Times. nt SunSeeker Yesterday #123
Democratic patients Sugarcoated Yesterday #119
🎓👓Here's A Deep Dive For Those Not In The Known Regarding The Term 'Democrat'...🎓📚 MayReasonRule Yesterday #124
If true, he needs to lose his license. lostincalifornia Yesterday #126
People really get nitrous oxide at the dentist, I thought that was a joke. I am 77 years doc03 Yesterday #128
MAGA dentist says she uses less laughing gas on liberal Patience LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #132

yardwork

(68,141 posts)
78. It's easy to look up voter registration by name online.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:43 PM
Thursday

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

Oeditpus Rex

(42,768 posts)
95. Did you not watch the video?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:20 PM
Thursday

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

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,020 posts)
2. This fucking MAGAt needs be investigated, charged, prosecuted and lose her license
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:08 AM
Thursday

for this horrendous breach of patient care.

ProfessorGAC

(74,599 posts)
3. Yesterday, I Posted About My Disgust At The Dentist....
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:10 AM
Thursday

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

Prairie Gates

(6,343 posts)
4. Dentists still use nitrous oxide?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:11 AM
Thursday

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

SunSeeker

(56,772 posts)
29. She's a pediatric dentist. It's still common to use it on kids.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:42 PM
Thursday

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

(3,159 posts)
51. African Americans or Hispanics
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:13 PM
Thursday

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

sheshe2

(93,985 posts)
60. Deliberately causing a child pain.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:22 PM
Thursday

Deliberately!
She should be locked up for child abuse.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,846 posts)
93. In the video, she says
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:08 PM
Thursday

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.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,846 posts)
116. there was one.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:37 AM
Yesterday

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

PCIntern

(27,638 posts)
6. As a dentist please allow me to say
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:13 AM
Thursday

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.

calimary

(87,912 posts)
27. DAMN RIGHT!!!
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:40 PM
Thursday

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

(7,220 posts)
8. Nothing like a vengeful political dentist.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:17 AM
Thursday

Probably does the same thing to independent as well.

prodigitalson

(3,159 posts)
58. "I'm voting for the Democrat candidtate" os exactly what a lot of Democrats say around here
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:19 PM
Thursday

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

DFW

(58,993 posts)
125. Many Democrats are in frequent contact with Republicans, and therefore sometimes lapse into Republicanese
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:46 AM
Yesterday

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.”


Baitball Blogger

(50,966 posts)
10. You all know this lady's business is about to take a hit, right?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:21 AM
Thursday

I would be disappointed if it didn't.

D_Master81

(2,213 posts)
11. As awful as it sounds
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:21 AM
Thursday

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

(20,811 posts)
42. Well, the Wikipedia article says
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:01 PM
Thursday

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


But you're the practitioner, sooo...

PCIntern

(27,638 posts)
55. Ok
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:16 PM
Thursday

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

(20,811 posts)
57. I agree.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:18 PM
Thursday

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

Dawson Leery

(19,486 posts)
14. The next Democratic administration must review her naturalized ciizenship.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:28 AM
Thursday

With that said, take her medical license!

harumph

(3,015 posts)
38. I haven't examined this to know whether she is a DDS or an MD (e.g., oral surgeon)
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:49 PM
Thursday

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.

Disaffected

(5,914 posts)
76. For sure, such behaviour is highly unethical,
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:15 PM
Thursday

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

Liberal In Texas

(15,640 posts)
17. She makes fun of democrats wearing masks and staying home.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:33 AM
Thursday

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

(56,772 posts)
35. The video indicates her office is in Santa Clarita -- a very red town in California.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:47 PM
Thursday

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

(2,771 posts)
79. Although true at one time,
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:45 PM
Thursday

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

(56,772 posts)
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
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 07:37 PM
Thursday

EuterpeThelo

(72 posts)
99. Santa Clarita
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 05:59 PM
Thursday

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.

GoCubsGo

(34,373 posts)
20. Was just about to ask the same thing.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:49 AM
Thursday

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

Ars Longa

(289 posts)
19. A MAGA Dentist--say that to youself... How do people get like this??
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:45 AM
Thursday

How do they get so sociopathic??

Aristus

(70,955 posts)
22. My wife is a dental hygienist with twenty-five years of experience.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:53 AM
Thursday

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

Buddyzbuddy

(1,546 posts)
34. With the exception of Veterinarians and PCintern
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:47 PM
Thursday

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

hunter

(39,972 posts)
67. It depends where you live.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:47 PM
Thursday

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

(1,546 posts)
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.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:09 PM
Thursday

Aristus

(70,955 posts)
68. Every MD in my clinic is a pro-national health progressive.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:55 PM
Thursday

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

Ilsa

(63,330 posts)
127. Certain scenes of Marathon Man are still
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:57 AM
Yesterday

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

ArnoldLayne

(2,238 posts)
24. I wish I knew how to make her famous on social media if you all know what I mean.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:28 PM
Thursday

As famous as the Phillies Baseball Karen.

SunSeeker

(56,772 posts)
44. My point is her husband is going to lose business too.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:02 PM
Thursday

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

chowder66

(11,331 posts)
46. Ugh. She said it was a "lighthearted joke".
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:07 PM
Thursday

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/

Orrex

(66,079 posts)
48. If I learned that a dentist tortured my family or me this way
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:07 PM
Thursday

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

Ms. Toad

(37,725 posts)
49. This is clearly an ill-advised comedy routine.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:09 PM
Thursday

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

(127,489 posts)
70. Ill-advised? Or desperate backtracking? One does hope this is not how
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:56 PM
Thursday

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

(37,725 posts)
89. The reviews have been frozen because
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:55 PM
Thursday

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.

regnaD kciN

(27,296 posts)
83. You mean just like how...
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:12 PM
Thursday

…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.

RockRaven

(18,061 posts)
52. Does dentistry licensure involve a catchall clause about bringing the profession into disrepute?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:13 PM
Thursday

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

Wiz Imp

(7,495 posts)
53. The American Dental Association has a code of ethics
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:15 PM
Thursday

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

(11,958 posts)
54. Just when you thought they COULD NOT sink any lower.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:15 PM
Thursday

Down they go! These are basically Nazis.

unblock

(55,653 posts)
59. I've heard restaurant workers joke about spitting (or worse) in food
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:21 PM
Thursday

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?

PopArtMonkey

(24 posts)
62. My former dentist had her license terminated due to oversedating a patient and causing a death.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:36 PM
Thursday

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

niyad

(127,489 posts)
63. She is whining about "cancel culture", claims she has been
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:37 PM
Thursday

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

(167,691 posts)
103. I could not trust the judgment of someone like this
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 07:30 PM
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in ANY job, let alone that one

Chasstev365

(6,325 posts)
65. So where the FUCK is the screaming hysteria to force her out of dentistry?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:38 PM
Thursday

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

ReRe

(12,029 posts)
69. K&R
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:56 PM
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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!

progressoid

(51,992 posts)
74. Hey, Dr. Dr. Harleen Grewal...
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:08 PM
Thursday

people Googling your name just shot up!

And not in a good way.

FAFO.

Totally Tunsie

(11,260 posts)
77. This brings to mind the night Rod Blagojevich said to David Letterman
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:35 PM
Thursday

"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

(3,844 posts)
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".
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:48 PM
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DiverDave

(5,181 posts)
80. She did this to CHILDREN?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:47 PM
Thursday

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.

Cha

(314,598 posts)
91. "California 'MAGA Dentist' jokes she gives worse care to non-Trump supporters in viral video"
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:58 PM
Thursday

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

(2,238 posts)
92. Especially if it was done to my 9 year old Son.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:00 PM
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I wouldn't be very happy about it to say the least, it's sick.

Trumpdumper

(199 posts)
94. Doubling down
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:16 PM
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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

hunter

(39,972 posts)
100. Humphry Davis, the brilliant scientist who coined the term "laughing gas," had some serious problems with it.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 07:12 PM
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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.


SunSeeker

(56,772 posts)
107. Your video disappeared or was taken down. You might want to replace it with this X post that's still up:
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 07:45 PM
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Right now your OP looks blank.

SunSeeker

(56,772 posts)
118. She wrote this whiny editorial in the local paper. In it she notes she's being investigated.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 02:49 AM
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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

(16,878 posts)
122. Sep. 9 is the article date, she claims that they investigated about 6 months ago and was cleared.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:43 AM
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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

(56,772 posts)
123. Thanks. Sadly, that rightward lean is typical of our local rags. Even the LA Times. nt
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 06:27 AM
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MayReasonRule

(3,844 posts)
124. 🎓👓Here's A Deep Dive For Those Not In The Known Regarding The Term 'Democrat'...🎓📚
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:36 AM
Yesterday
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.

doc03

(38,429 posts)
128. People really get nitrous oxide at the dentist, I thought that was a joke. I am 77 years
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:58 AM
Yesterday

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

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