A Dime a Dozen? Not Dental Blogs.
If you are one of the two people who visit this site on a regular basis [just kidding...I hope], then you have read the reviews that I posted on the subject of the dental blog. I made a recent discovery of DMDStudent.com, and wrote a bit about the site. Ben, of DMDStudent.com, also recently wrote of his experience searching for dental blogs which echoed my feelings... There aren't many out there.
Why? For one, the babyboomers, just aren't on par with the technology available [minus Dr. Lavine and a few others]. Gen-Xer's are either just getting comfortable in their practice, or just graduating from dental school. Frankly, there just isn't a whole lot of free time to spend getting a site working, or to maintain one either. Also, and I think this rings true with the Gen-Yer's as well, it takes time to see the benefits of such an endeavor, and most in our generations are looking for instant feedback or gratification [which doesn't happen with things like this].
Another reason, I feel, that there just aren't many dental blogs is the doubt that it will serve any purpose. "What makes me an expert? Why would anyone read what I write? I'm not that good of a writer. I don't have anything to say." But, I have learned that it does a great service, and I look forward to seeing how successful it may be as a tool for my patients.
The challenge, that I've found, is deciding on topics to write about. Dr. Levine's [The Digital Dentist] focus on tech products and advances, and their relevance to dentistry is amazing to me. The ability to write consistently and to stay up-to-date is a quality I admire. As I maintain this blog, I gain more and more respect for those like Dr. Levine who are able to continually produce good material.
The Dental Blog. They might become less hard to find, but good ones will never be a dime a dozen.
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Comments
Posted by: Dental Insider
Posted on: April 2, 2007 10:20 PM
Just thought I would let you know about the Dental Insider Blog
http://dentalinsider.wordpress.com
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Posted by: Jason
Posted on: July 8, 2007 02:46 AM
I found the same thing as I started looking around for dental blogs. I really like the Dr. Levine's blog and decided that I would start my own blog about the clinical practice of endodontics. We spend a lot of time and resources trying to do endodontic education for the dentists in our area. Many people do newsletters, but I thought that a blog would be a great idea for a education resource. The more I got into it, I realized that the information I post on the blog could be great for anyone interested in endodontics. Take a look and tell me what you think.