Texas dentist arrested after 4-year-old girl dies during ‘tongue-tie’ procedure: report

A Texas pediatric dentist was arrested Wednesday, months after a 4-year-old girl died following a potentially unnecessary dental procedure that investigators say involved a toxic dose of sedatives, according to reports.Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill, 48, was arrested in connection with the April death of the young patient, identified in the arrest warrant as Aithana Rodriguez Arriaga, at Cuddle Kids Dental in Fort Worth, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She has been charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury, after investigators determined she was responsible for the girl's injuries, according to the Fort Worth Police Department. Rodriguez Arriaga underwent a frenectomy, better known as a tongue-tie procedure, on April 1 but never regained consciousness afterward, acco