Background: The establishment of a dental home early in life would prevent the development of dental caries and oral health problems. Dental fear may lead to lack of child cooperation, and therefore poor oral health. If dental fear was identified and managed successfully during childhood, this could prevent the progression of dental fear into adulthood. Aim: To assess the prevalence of dental fear and its relation with caries in school children. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Pedodontics of the dental institution. For the study, a total of 100 primary school children were randomly selected and were requested to participate in the study after confirmation from their parents and teachers. Among 100 children, 66 were boys and 44 were girls. The age of the selected children ranged between 6 to 12 years. Results: We observed that high caries was most common in primary teeth. However, highest mean score was seen in moderate caries patients. The mean fear scores were similar in all type of caries. In contrast to primary teeth, children with no caries are highest in permanent teeth. However, highest mean fear score was found under the ground. Conclusion: From the results of this present study this can be concluded that dental fear is significantly common in school children and is similar in children having primary and permanent teeth caries.