The Concise Dental Anatomy and Morphology ~ James L. Fuller

The Concise Dental Anatomy and Morphology was the very first dental book I owned. It made me realize, for the first time, that teeth were complicated individual organs forming complex relationships with the whole human body.  It marked the beginning of my professional studies in dentistry, which is an amazing field that I absolutely love, and I’m honored to have the opportunity to represent part of it.  Everything I've learned and will learn on my way to becoming a great dentist and possibly a dental school educator is built upon the strong foundation I've gained from this book.

Maggie Wang is a student in the College of Dentistry Class of 2010.

We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda ~ Philip Gourevitch

This book BEGS questions: How could genocide on this scale happen? How could people wake up one morning and decide to murder their neighbors, friends and even family?  How could half a country decimate the other half? And even more astounding – how does a country recover? How do people go on? How do you move back and live next to the very people who killed your parents, brothers or sisters?

This book is unusual because it explores an unlikely genocide. In Rwanda, people who lived with each other, who grew up together, who ate and drank together suddenly started a wholesale slaughter of these very neighbors and friends. Within a span of three months 800,000 people had been hacked to death, and the rivers through Rwanda were choked with bodies and contaminated by blood. This is where I believed the story ended; however, it is just the beginning. The real story is: Why did this ever happen, and how does one ever recover? This book explores the boundaries of forgiveness, mercy and justice. It is a must read. You will be a better person after reading this book.

David Yates is a Senior Dental Student at the College of Dentistry and is pursuing a residency position for Oral Maxillofacial Surgery.  He has enjoyed spending the majority of his life with
books, mostly ones on teeth.