The aim of this study was to evaluate the practitioner’s fears with respect to patients with special care needs. 150 dental practitioners (aged 22 to 38 years) at a tertiary care dental teaching hospital were included in the study. A specifically designed 10-item schedule was used to access the fear. The results showed that 10 (6.7%) respondents had no fear or hesitation in offering treatment, 74 (49.3%) had hesitation, 62 (41.3%) had specific fears only and 4 (2.7%) had generalized fear. It can be concluded the fear to attend a dental patient with special care needs was quite prevalent and was affected by the dentist’s practice area, clinical experience and teaching/academic experience.