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<ul class{{=}}"noprint"><li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:Chapter 12: HIV and Care of the Teeth and Gums|Chapter 12: HIV and Care of the Teeth and Gums]]
  <li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:What are HIV and AIDS?|What are HIV and AIDS?]]</li>
  <li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:How Is HIV Spread?|How Does HIV Spread?]]</li>
<li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:Who Gets HIV?|Who Gets HIV?]]</li>
  <li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:How HIV Affects the Mouth|How HIV Affects the Mouth]]</li>
<li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:How to Examine the Mouth for Signs of HIV or AIDS|How to Examine the Mouth for Signs of HIV or AIDS]]</li>
  <li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:Dental Care for a Person with HIV|Dental Care for a Person with HIV]]</li>
<li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:Common Problems Caused by HIV and How to Treat Them|Common Problems Caused by HIV and How to Treat Them]]</li>
<li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:Helping People with HIV In Your Community|Helping People with HIV In Your Community]]</li>
<li>[[Where There Is No Dentist:Working for Change In Your Community|Working for Change In Your Community]]</li>
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As a dental worker or health worker, you can make a great difference in the well-being of both the person with HIV and his or her family. Take a special interest in them and help them find ways to get the medicines, food, care and support they need. You can find more information in ''Hesperian’s Helping Childeren Live with HIV''. 

===Care during the final days===
During the final days of their illness, most people with AIDS prefer to be at home with their families. Both the sick person and the family need a lot of care and help during this time. This includes care for health problems and personal needs, as well as help with social and legal issues. You can support the family if you organize volunteers in the community to: 
* provide food and cook meals. 
* help with daily household chores. 
* look after babies and children whose parents are dying, or who may have already died. 
* help with funeral arrangements. 
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It may also help to ask other family members, friends, or a religious leader to visit the family and the person who is dying. This support can help the sick person to die with dignity, and the family to cope with losing a loved one.

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