The BBC reported how the mother-of-two and carer “needed root canal and a crown, but didn't have an NHS dentist and was at the end of a long waiting list”.
The broadcaster wrote, “After being told it would cost £1,000 to save the tooth, [Melanie] paid the cheaper option of £50 to have it extracted instead.
“The Welsh government said it had allocated an additional £2m to help NHS patients access treatment.
“Melanie and husband Marc are full-time carers for their son Thomas, 24, who has Asperger's syndrome, and daughter Elphie, six, who has autism.
“Melanie called more than 20 NHS dentists near her home in Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, before considering the £1,000 private treatment.”
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