Ashleigh Weeden (PhD), rural futurist, Veronica Lee (DDS) general family dentist in Clinton, her husband Jay McFarlan, coordinator of the administration and digital side of dentistry, speak about the importance of public broadband infrastructure, and recent advances in digital dentistry and the benefits to rural patient care.

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0:00 Introductions
2:52 Dr. Ashleigh Weeden - Digital Policy Work
19:34 Veronica Lee & jay - Digital Dentistry
44:00 Rural Futurist?
47:32 Community-based dental practice?
49:10 Test Digital Tool Success?
54:33 Upload/Download Speeds?
59:30 Closing Comments