This study aimed to understand the oral health needs,  experiences & priorities of sex workers in Liverpool, using a participatory approach that centred lived experience and collaborative knowledge production. The study involved semi-structured interviews with 21 people with lived experience of sex work, recruited through community support services in Liverpool.

Arts-based methods were integrated into the research process, including collaborative illustration development, mixed-media workshops, and participant feedback on visual representations of the findings. Participants contributed to the co-analysis and interpretation of themes through member-checking workshops and creative engagement with the emerging artwork.