Subjectivity and a clinical approach in primary healthcare: narratives, life histories and social reality

The focus of this article is on oral healthcare in Primary Healthcare. We discuss the issue taking the relationship of listening-host-link as a focus debating on the existence of a dichotomy between clinical-collective health. This investigation, took place in Cotia, S?o Paulo State between July and December 2007, based on the following assumptions: 1) answer the user's relevant oral care problem; 2) remove the dental focus; 3) establish the case through anamnesis; and 4) use electronic scheduling, medical files and sterilization of the health unit. Listening to the complaint, the oral clinical examination and compilation of the clinic history were recorded in the medical file, without using dental records. To discuss the approaches in the clinical area, we list 8 `Patographic Histories.' The objectives of communication during consultation are to listen, perform an accurate diagnosis and interfere to alleviate suffering by restoring the corporal homeostasis and creating a bond by modifying technical references and clinical language. The bond is the result of dialogue, the acceptance of responsibilities of both the professional and the user and the resolution of their complaints and needs.