The Brief
- FOX 4 News is questioning the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners on why a pediatric dental office was allowed to stay open for more than three months following a 4-year-old girl’s death.
- Parents unknowingly brought their children to the same dentist, Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill, for procedures in the weeks and months following the fatal incident before her recent arrest.
- Dr. Hemphill faces a charge of reckless injury to a child, while her attorney states they intend to hold the government to its burden of proof in court.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Concerned parents are seeking answers after a Fort Worth pediatric dental office remained open for more than three months following the death of a little girl.
Those parents unknowingly brought their children to Cuddle Kids Dental Care in Fort Worth during the 15-week period after 4-year-old Aithana Arriaga died during a routine procedure.
The business continued operating until Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill’s arrest on July 15 on reckless injury to a child charges.…