Exploring the Associations between Poverty, Poor Oral Health, and Quality of Life

The specific research objectives are the following: a) to assess how individuals living in poverty in Saskatoon perceive and experience their oral health b) to assess how access to oral health care affects the oral health status, self-esteem, and quality of life for individuals living in poverty in Saskatoon. [...] A report from the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences identified how the private model of oral health care creates many barriers and leaves vulnerable Canadians at risk for poor oral health and all the associated detrimental outcomes (Canada Academy of Health Sciences, 2014). [...] For the City of Saskatoon, it is important to increase the productivity at all levels of social stratification for both personal satisfaction and the betterment of the growing city. [...] 16 University of Saskatchewan ConClusion The main purpose of this research is to assess the perception and experiences of oral health of impoverished populations in Saskatoon. [...] The examination of oral health’s relation to social determinants of health from the perception of people living in poverty in Saskatoon can give insight about public strategies designed to reduce both poverty and the access barriers.