A charity team from the dental world climbed the daunting Striding Edge mountain in the Lake District to raise money and help continue the fight against mouth cancer in the UK.

Volunteers from Dental Health Spa, the Oral Health Foundation, Swiss Dental Academy, TePe and others, were supporting the Moveit4smiles charity. Funds raised by the team will be donated to Mouth Cancer Action and HPV Action.

Moveit4smiles spokesperson, hygienist Christina Chatfield, said of the challenge: ‘At seven miles long, Striding Edge may not be the longest walk but it has incredibly high levels of exposure on narrow rocky ridges.’

All the walkers completed the walk in wet and windy conditions, reaching a height of 3000 feet. A portion of the money raised through the Striding Edge challenge will go towards educating teachers, parents and boys about the HPV vaccination.

To donate, visit www.dentalhealth.org/stridingedge or to get involved, find out more about walks in 2019, www.dentalhealth.org/moveit4smiles and sign up with your details.