Why did you start blogging?

I originally started this blog in 2005 after speaking with one of my patients who worked for iVillage. I asked him if they would be interested in me starting a monthly dental column. He asked "Can you write?". I confidently responded that of course I could and he suggested that I should start a blog on Blogger. I must confess that I knew nothing about blogging or Blogger, but he asked me to write several sample posts so that he could have someone at iVillage look at them. I started the blog and wrote several "sample posts".

He left Ivillage soon after and I never started a monthly column there, but after I put up a website for my dental practice I thought that my blog would complement the content on the site nicely. I started blogging slowly and I still at it.

Sometimes it is a challenge to come up with topics to write about (including today!) but I try a write at least one post every week, either between patient appointments or on the weekend. Most of the people who read my posts are sent here by Google searches and in March the blog received over 16,000 hits.

The posts are mostly answers to  questions from my own patients and most  do not require a great deal of research on my part. If the blog is helpful to others seeking answers to dental questions, I am happy to help.