Abstract · All humans participate in the process of socially transforming their own world. Numerous studies explain that, apart from the identities of individuals, various social facts convey the meanings of their life experiences, including death, loss, and mourning within a society. Based on the author's professional experience and personal observations, the study presents the case study of an Afghan immigrant in Greece. Its purpose is to evaluate the experience of mourning and its relation to the social identity and cultural background of the mourning person.

Abstract · The topic of my paper is how dentists involved in general dental care relate to death, and how this relationship affects dental education at universities. I discuss three case descriptions from the experiences of a general dental practitioner in and out of the workplace, in which the attitude of the dentist to death can be observed. I present the case stories in chronological order because of they are connected with each other. The cases are based on my interviews with the dentist. While it might be surprising that a dentist working in primary care meets so many similar cases, statistics and practical experience confirm that this is not an extraordinary case.