You can install a ceiling fan light dual dimmer switch to operate the fan speed and light intensity from the original wall switch location.
Can you put a ceiling fan on a dimmer switch.
You may need an electrician for this.
If your ceiling fan has wiring already in place where you have a separate switch for fan control then you can have the separate controls wired to independent switches.
An example of this is that the motor in your fan could be damaged and rendered useless.
You cannot use a dimmer switch on a fan motor but you can find fan speed controllers.
By all means you can connect a ceiling fan directly to a dimmer switch but you may run into problems along the way.
A dimmer switch as the name suggests lets you control the intensity of the light produced from the light to which it is connected such as a ceiling fan with a built in lighting fixture.
Replace the wall dimmer switch with an on off switch.
A broken ceiling fan motor and a house fire are obviously not ideal outcomes however there is some good news.