About

Pleasant Point Health Center

With funding provided by the Indian Health Services and collections from third party payers, patients are able to access a broad scope of health care services without having to travel great distances. On-site/direct care services include: pharmacy, general medicine, diabetes care, well-child examinations, home health care, behavioral health, psychiatry, general dentistry, nursing and laboratory services, WIC and nutrition programs, as well as a specialty clinics for podiatry.

It is our hope that the information contained within this website is helpful to you. We look forward to serving you and the Passamaquoddy community.

Our Providers

Medical

Jolene Shults

RN Community Health Nurse

Jolene Shults is an RN and the Community Health Nurse for the Pleasant Point Health Center. She brings 34 years of nursing experience to the community, and has a rich background in home health, hospice, maternal and child health, and infectious disease.

David Schwartz

Podiatrist

Dr. Schwartz received his Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1990 from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 1999. Dr. Schwartz successfully completed a Podiatric Orthopedic Residency at then Harvard Medical School affiliated Boston Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Schwartz has been continuously licensed as a hospital clinical pharmacist, including Dallas Baylor University and Boston Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Schwartz served as a dual credentialed Podiatry and Pharmacy Officer in the United States Army, then recommissioned with the USPHS. Dr. Schwartz has deployed to numerous disaster emergencies, including Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian Port-au-Prince 2010 earthquake disaster.

Dr. Schwartz is a culinary and travel enthusiast, and enjoys time traveling with his family and children.

Dental

Brian Hoops

DDS CV

My wife Julie and I raised three children in Baileyville after moving to Maine in 1989. I enjoy fishing, hunting, and trapping, and just being outside. Maine people are the best!

1974-78 City College of NY, B.S. Biology
1978-80. Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery (SDOS), Research lab technician
1980-84. Columbia University SDOS, DDS
1984-85. Veterans Administration Hospital , Montrose, NY, General Practice Residency
1985-89. Private practice, Brooklyn, NY
1989-present. Private practice, Baileyville, ME
Past board member, Maine Dental Association
2015-present, President, Washington County Dental Association
Life member, American Dental Association

Heidi Ryan

RDH/IP

I grew up locally, attended Calais High School, and graduated from the University of Maine. In 1998, I earned my Certificate in Dental Assisting. And in 2001, I earned an Associate of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene.

In 2022, I added authorities to my license to practice as an Independent Dental Hygienist in the State of Maine.
From 2001-2023, I worked for Brian Hoops, DDS, at his private practice in Baileyville, Maine.
In 2012, I began working for the PPHC two Friday's per month. Then, in March 2023, I became a full-time staff member.

In addition to my hygiene career, I am a mom to Cadence and a cheerleading coach. I have coached at Calais High School for 23 years and for the Calais Recreation Department for the past 5 years.

I love being able to offer dental hygiene services to the community and helping them obtain healthy mouths to aid in their overall health and wellbeing!

Behavioral Health

Tiffany Martinez

PMHNP-BC

Tiffany Martinez is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner who has been practicing in mental healthcare since 2014. She is an advanced practice registered nurse trained to provide various mental health services to clients and families in multiple settings. Tiffany can diagnose, conduct therapy, and prescribe medications for clients who have psychiatric disorders, medical organic brain disorders, and substance use disorders. Spearheading our Medication Assisted Treatment Program (MAT), Tiffany uses a combination treatment approach, prescribing FDA-approved medication with various behavioral therapies for addiction treatment.

Previous positions include providing consult-liaison psychiatry services in the emergency department at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, providing behavioral health inpatient treatment and emergency department consultation at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, providing outpatient psychiatric services at CCS Psychiatry in Lewiston, at Spurwink and Greater Portland Health clinics in Portland, Maine, and serving as a preceptor for multiple psychiatric nurse practitioner
students. Tiffany, who has also worked as a registered nurse and behavioral health professional is excited to return to Pleasant Point Health Center to serve her community. Tiffany specializes in psychiatric medication management, medication-assisted treatment, and supportive psychotherapy. Her treatment philosophies include a holistic, integrative, and harm-reduction approach. “I believe the best healthcare outcomes occur when a patient and provider develop a partnership built from trust, effective communication and mutual respect. I look forward to working with you to help you reach your healthcare goals.”

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