MAGA Dentist Faces Backlash Over Care Remarks

Dr. Harleen Grewal, a Santa Clarita dentist who brands herself the MAGA Dentist and operates Skyline Smiles, is facing heavy backlash after a resurfaced clip—reportedly from a 2021 speech originally posted by her office on TikTok—showed her joking that she “quietly cut back on the laughing gas” for patients who don’t support Donald Trump. The footage, which shows her wearing a Make Your Smile Great Again hat and photos of Republican figures in her office, was deleted from the original account but continues to circulate in reposts and reaction videos. The remarks prompted furious online reactions, negative reviews, and complaints to the California Dental Board, and some patients say they are changing dentists. Grewal has defended the comments as a joke and granted an on-site interview, while medical-ethics observers say intentionally withholding pain relief would violate professional standards and could invite legal or disciplinary consequences. The episode has renewed concerns about politicizing health care and the erosion of patient trust when providers publicly brand their practices with partisan identities.