I am a dentist and I have just started writing. This is my first blog and I was wondering what should I start with? As a dentist, many topics related to dentistry were coming into my mind. But after giving it a while it slipped into mind that my readers should know the purpose why I started writing and also who am I, my introduction. So, hello world!! I am Dr. Arun Bhatia, a dentist who is running his practice under the name “Arun Dental Clinic”. I am the owner of this clinic which is located in the heart of city Faridabad, Haryana since last 8 years.
Every day I have been meeting patients who are from different cultural and educational background. They all have different views, perceptions, and different level of knowledge about oral health, dental diseases, and different dental treatments. Some have dental knowledge from peers; some have gained information from other dentists, from internet, and also from their own experiences. Mostly, their perceptions from relatives are influenced by fear, which is always due to lack of knowledge and in many cases incomplete knowledge about one’s dental health.
I have heard from many patients about their last treatment form other dentists where patient never knew about the procedure he/she was undergoing. Patients just know the name of the procedure and the money they paid. This shows most of the clinical practices do not believe to educate the patient. In my opinion, this is the major reason why Indian patients generally are not aware of their oral health status and most of their dental problems are being reported at a very late stage. That is the reason why in 80% of my patients I do root canal treatments (RCTs) and only 5% of the patients want to get their teeth cleaned.
Young Indians are trending more towards gadgets and internet. And smart phone has made the access to internet easier and hence everybody can now reach to internet for any bit of information anytime and anywhere. Many patients try to search for information on their dental problems on internet and most of them are getting wrong information.
These things make me feel sad and I end up putting more energy and time in downloading right information to the patients. Initially I used to be satisfied, but then I took a pause and I realized that my job was only half done. I was educating every patient only with the specific problem which only that patient had. I wondered that my job and my native responsibility towards my society will be fully accomplished only when all of the patients and their kinfolks will be educated. I have been trying several methods for that like class room type sessions during my free dental camps, but that too is limited. This is when I thought of writing a blog that is an effective tool for putting up your thoughts and knowledge which can then be shared to all the population via social media. This is how this journey has begun and will be taken to a point where a useful knowledge base will be created.
Hoping that my vision is now clear to all my readers, I will be sharing all my knowledge and experiences with the help of this blog. For more information and any query, readers can contact me via following mentioned mediums.
Dr. Arun Bhatia
5J/19, NIT Faridabad
Phone: 9899907997
Email: drarunbhbatia@gmail.com
Website: www.arundentalclinic.in
Facebook page: @arundentalclinic.in