Here is one of MaineWorks loyal and steadfast employees. He is hamming it up in this moment, showing off the very swollen side of his face due to a tooth abscess and infection. Luckily he was able to get immediate acute attention yesterday at a health clinic and is scheduled to have it removed next week. He's armed with antibiotics and still...showed up for work.
Dental problems are common in this community. Many employees enter this MaineWorks circle with active tooth pain, often with multiple infections or abscesses and are in need of immediate dental assistance. Cost and access to services are often barriers. Thank you, Jen Rogers Hickey, as you help employees, serving as a navigator partnering with employees through health care dilemmas at MaineWorks.