Childhood dental fear in children aged 7-11 years old by using the Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale.

In children, dental fear is not only associated with fear of pain or invasive procedures, but it is also correlated with separation from parents or confronting unfamiliar people or environments. The Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) was developed to evaluate dental fear in children, and this scale is now used across the world for evaluating dental fear. The aim of this study was to evaluate dental fear in children between 7-11 years of age and to find out the association between caries and fear of dental treatment.