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Texas Dentist Charged With Performing Surgery While Intoxicated on 8-Year-Old Patient

Blood test results remain pending as the provider stays suspended from the staffing platform.

Overview

  • Police say they responded on Feb. 16 to Pediatric Dentistry of Sherman, observed signs of intoxication, conducted field sobriety testing, and arrested 36-year-old Kelly Buck on a state jail felony under the Texas Occupations Code.
  • Investigators obtained a search warrant for a blood specimen; results have not yet been returned and remain central to the case.
  • A search-warrant affidavit says Buck was performing a filling and crowning on an 8-year-old when a registered assistant stopped the procedure and the child’s parent contacted police.
  • Buck was working as a temporary contractor arranged through Cloud Dentistry; the company says the user had passed a background check and is now suspended pending review.
  • Buck’s attorney denies intoxication, says lab results will clear her, and confirms she has bonded out; state records show she has been licensed since 2016 with a minimal sedation endorsement and no disciplinary history.