Amarillo Dental Practice Restaffs After Partner Exit
Dental operators who rely on one clinician should plan for a sudden exit while their office is still recovering from a building flood.
Updated on Nov. 14, 2026 in Openings & Closings
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Dentist Clint Hardee has left Karr and Hardee Dentistry in Amarillo after 26 years of practice, citing an unforeseen health condition. Dr. Maleny Romero has joined Dr. Tom Karr at the practice, which remains open to patients in Amarillo.
Why it matters
A departure of a longtime practitioner shifts the practice's clinical capacity and patient base, and Romero's arrival is the mechanism for keeping continuity. For Amarillo's dental operators, the episode shows how a single partner exit combined with a building flood can force a practice to restructure staffing and workspace at once.
Clint Hardee practiced dentistry for 26 years before leaving the practice. The source provides no staffing counts, patient volumes or revenue figures for Karr and Hardee Dentistry, so the practice's current scale relative to prior years cannot be measured.
The players
Karr and Hardee Dentistry
A dental practice in Amarillo whose patients are being served by Tom Karr and Maleny Romero after a partner's departure.
SoncyMed Center
An Amarillo office building whose August 2025 flood closed the dental practice's offices.
The details
Karr and Hardee Dentistry's office is being remodeled after the SoncyMed Center building flooded in August 2025, which closed the offices in that building. Many employees are working out of Dr. Byrd's office while renovations proceed. Patients were notified of Hardee's departure directly and by letter in the mail, and Tom Karr remains with the practice alongside incoming dentist Maleny Romero.
Timeline
August 2025: SoncyMed Center flooded, closing the offices in the building.
November 14, 2026: Article announcing Hardee's departure was published.
In the next couple of months: Karr and Hardee office is expected to reopen after renovations.
Market Landscape
The practice's sequence of a building flood followed by a partner exit reflects the operational strain that single-site dental offices face when one disruption exposes a dependence on one or two clinicians. The reconfiguration toward Tom Karr and Maleny Romero, with staff relocated to another office, is the local adjustment that such practices typically make.
Operators who depend on a single dentist should review their staffing and succession plans now, since a sudden departure can halt intake. Practices sharing a building with flood-damaged space should confirm their temporary workspace and patient-scheduling arrangements before reopening.
The takeaway
Track the reopening date for Karr and Hardee Dentistry's renovated office, which is expected within the next couple of months. Operators with one clinician carrying patient care should document a continuity plan that names a successor before any unplanned absence.
Further reading
For context on other practice changes in the area, see Openings & Closings coverage in Amarillo.
Source note: This article includes information reported by NewsTalk 940 AM.
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