Giacco v. Commonwealth, State Dental Council & Examining Board

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish,

Lewis R. Griacco appeals an order of the State Dental Council and Examining Board which revoked his license to practice dentistry. We affirm.

On January 30, 1979, Griacco pleaded guilty in the United States District Court to two record-keeping violations of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.1 The violations stemmed from Griacco’s practice of writing “quaalude” prescriptions for fictitious patients and then trading the quaaludes to finance his cocaine habit.2

After a Board hearing, Griacco’s license was revoked in accordance with Section…