text: can you get hiv from kissing or oral sex?   on the cheek:   hiv is not transmitted casually, so kissing on the cheek is very safe. even if the other person has the virus, your unbroken skin is a good barrier. no one has become infected from such ordinary social contact as dry kisses, hugs, and handshakes.   open-mouth kissing:   open-mouth kissing is considered a very low-risk activity for the transmission of hiv. however, prolonged open-mouth kissing could damage the mouth or lips and allow hiv to pass from an infected person to a partner and then enter the body through cuts or sores in the mouth. because of this possible risk, the cdc (center for disease control) recommends against open-mouth kissing with an infected partner.   one case suggests that a woman became infected with hiv from her sex partner through exposure to contaminated blood during open-mouth kissing.  as far as oral sex, yes if there is an open wound in either place.