Abstract: The personalized protocol of comfort care in dentistry has become a challenge for doctors due to the wide range of diverse dental procedures. This article combines indicator of sedation need（IOSN）and the years of experience in the author’s department and summarizes the pyramid model for personalized protocol of comfort care in dentistry. The main content of this model from bottom to top includes: evaluation, correspondence, cornerstone, and goal. Evaluation includes physical condition, anxiety level, pharyngeal sensitivity, and treatment content. Corresponding contains three items, degree corresponding to depth, time corresponding to administration, and treatment corresponding to airway. The cornerstone is safety and pain relief, and comfort as the ultimate goal. This model provides a reference for the personalized protocol of comfort care in dentistry, with the aim of improving patient satisfaction and the quality and efficiency of comfort care in dentistry.

Key words: comfort care in dentistry, comfort care, personalized protocol, dental sedation, comfort medicine