Hudson Dentist Ordered to Stop Prescribing Meds

A Hudson dentist has been ordered to stop prescribing controlled drugs by the state Board of Dental Examiners.

According to a statement issued March 22 by Attorney General Michael Delaney, Robert T. Christ DMD, with a practice at 50 Derry St., 2A, in Hudson, was ordered to immediately stop dispending medication:

The order from Delaney reads:

The decision against Robert T. Christ DMD was made in response to information obtained by the Board indicating that Dr. Christ had been prescribing controlled substances to some individuals without a medical basis to do so and that the frequency, quantity and dosage of the controlled substances being prescribed by Dr. Christ for certain individuals were excessive for what had been documented.
On March 22, 2013, the Board issued an Order of Emergency Suspension of Prescribing Privileges and Notice of Hearing. The order suspended Dr. Christ’s privilege to prescribe controlled substances immediately. A Board hearing is currently scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on April 8, 2013, for the purpose of determining whether Dr. Christ engaged in professional misconduct, which warrants the continuation of the suspension of his privilege to prescribe controlled substances, the imposition of permanent disciplinary sanctions, or both.