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 Africa remains the most affected region of the world due to HIV infection/AIDS, especially the sub‐Saharan region in which more than 30 million infected individuals live

 The prevalence of HIV‐associated oral lesions remains significant in low‐income countries. Hairy leucoplakia is more common in Europe and America than in Africa and Asia. Paradoxically, the prevalence of salivary gland disease has decreased in the industrialised world and increased in low‐income countries

 Dentists' willingness to provide dental treatment to patients with HIV varies depending on the dentists' origin and country in which they were trained