Super dentist scales Mouth Kilimanjaro for Mouth Cancer Action

Mehrdad Mokhtari, of Priory Dental Practice in Bedford, took on this almighty challenge alongside his daughter Ematice, raising more than £2,100 for Mouth Cancer Action.

Standing at an intimidating 19,341-foot-tall, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and is an enormous task for even the most intrepid climber

Speaking about the achievement, Mehrdad said, "The last seven days have been amazing and the views breath-taking.

"The final push to the summit took us six hours of hard trekking in the pitch black. We reached it just in time to see the break of dawn over Africa.

"Thank you to everyone for your generous support. I must admit, a few times I did think of giving up but the fear of letting everyone down and not delivering my part of the bargain kept me going."

Mehrdad climbed the Tanzanian mountain to support Mouth Cancer Action, a charity campaign from the Oral Health Foundation.

Over the last ten years in the UK, the number of people diagnosed with mouth cancer has increased by more than a third. Smoking, drinking alcohol to excess and the human papillomavirus (HPV) – transmitted through oral sex – are all leading risk factors for the disease.