Dr Louis McArdle

Mr Louis McArdle is a GDC registered specialist and consultant in Oral Surgery and has over three decades of clinical and surgical experience in the field and his expertise spans both hospital and specialist practice settings.

After graduating from Glasgow University in 1987, Mr McArdle spent 10 years in clinical training in oral surgery and dental implantology. He undertook a post-doctoral fellowship in dental implantology at the University of California, San Francisco in 1991 followed by a Master’s degree in dental implantology at the University of Glasgow in 1993. In 1993, he was appointed as a clinical lecturer in oral surgery at Glasgow where he established the clinical sedation service in Oral Surgery. In 1996 Mr McArdle came to London and has been working at Guy’s Dental Hospital ever since.   In 2008, he was appointed Consultant Oral Surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. In 2020 Mr McArdle was awarded a PhD in Surgery with his thesis on indications for prophylactic third molar removal.

In 2001, Mr McArdle helped establish and was one of the founding directors of the British Association of Oral Surgeons, serving as secretary and then as President of the Association between 2008-10. Mr McArdle has also contributed significantly to postgraduate education, having developed and implemented the Specialist Oral Surgery training program at KCL/GSTT. To this day, he continues to mentor and supervise specialist oral surgery trainees.

In 2023 Mr McArdle was elected to the board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and sits on a number of college committees and the FDS Executive Board. In addition, his collegiate work includes being the national advisor for Oral Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England advising on NHS consultant appointments and also serves as an examiner for the FDS(OS)RCS(Eng).

Mr McArdle’s areas of specialisation cover all aspects of oral surgery including third molar surgery (wisdom teeth), complex dental extractions, dental implant placement & bone grafting, orthodontic & paediatric oral surgery, and surgical endodontics. He also undertakes medico-legal work and is a clinical advisor for the NHS Ombudsman.

With a commitment to excellence in academia, NHS dental care, and private practice, Mr Louis McArdle is a respected leader in the field of oral surgery.