Absolutely!
For this task, I would highly recommend using dgrid over dojox.datagrid.
Depending on your data source, you have several options:
dgrid (OnDemandGrid) with a standard Memory store.
Refresh the grid when your featureLayer update event fires --- myGrid.refresh();
dgrid (OnDemandGrid) with a JsonRest store. Automatically updates depending on your external JSON data.
http://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/1.9/dojo/store/JsonRest.html
http://dojofoundation.org/packages/dgrid/tutorials/grids_and_stores/
https://github.com/SitePen/dgrid/wiki/OnDemandList-and-OnDemandGrid
These are only two of the many options available to you.
At the end of the day, it depends on what you feel comfortable with.
Michelle,
Did you ever get this to work?