Colin Lawson, of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, crossed the border into Wales for a filling after becoming frustrated at the delay.
According to BBC News, Colin said that after moving to Ross-on-Wye two years ago, he was registered at a dentist in Symonds Yat, about an hour away from his home.
"I rung them.. and asked where we were on the list and they said they had hundreds on the list and it would take another 18 months before I go to the top of it," Colin told the broadcaster.
He went back to his old surgery in Cardiff instead, and when the dentist said they didn't have time available to administer painkillers, he had the treatment without them.
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