'He's afraid to eat': Parents desperate as autistic boy faces years-long dental waiting list

Tiernan Murphy-Power, from Waterford, needs to have three teeth extracted, but his parents have been unable to find a dentist to carry out the work

Tiernan Power-Murphy with his parents Avril and Eamon at his home in Bunmahon, Co Waterford. Tiernan is on a 10-year waiting list to have teeth extracted. Picture: Dan Linehan

A six-year-old autistic boy faces delays of up to 10 years to have his teeth extracted despite being in so much pain he can hardly eat or sleep.

Tiernan Murphy-Power, from Waterford, first began having toothache in October.