Dental surgeons in London
If you have had missing teeth for a while, loss of bone in your jaw is common. It’s the body’s normal response to tooth loss, infection, gum disease or other trauma.
If you have had missing teeth for a while, loss of bone in your jaw is common. It’s the body’s normal response to tooth loss, infection, gum disease or other trauma.
For dental implants to work, there must be enough bone in the jaw, which is strong enough to hold and support the implant. If this is not the case, you may need some other treatment at your London dentist before your implant treatment can begin, such as bone augmentation, bone grafting or other oral surgery treatment.
At your initial consultation by your local London dentist, we will determine how much bone is available and the shape of the bone. This assessment is done through visual examination, palpation of the bone ridge and with advanced x-ray techniques.
If you have had missing teeth for a while, loss of bone in your jaw is common. It’s the body’s normal response to tooth loss, infection, gum disease or other trauma.
For dental implants to work, there must be enough bone in the jaw, which is strong enough to hold and support the implant. If this is not the case, you may need some other treatment at your London dentist before your implant treatment can begin, such as bone augmentation, bone grafting or other oral surgery treatment.
At your initial consultation by your local London dentist, we will determine how much bone is available and the shape of the bone. This assessment is done through visual examination, palpation of the bone ridge and with advanced x-ray techniques.
Should you have any concerns over your jaw, or think you may require surgical intervention, you can relax in the knowledge that you can be treated in Harley Street Dental & Implant Clinic by some of the most specialised clinicians in the field.
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.
Ahmed's clinical practice is focused on minimally invasive oral surgery, dental implantology, and the most up-to-date regeneration techniques.
Ahmed qualified as a dentist in 2006 and gained an MSc degree in Dental Implantology from the University of Manchester in 2014. In 2018, Ahmed received the prestigious fellowship of The Medical College of Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital Trust to support his clinical PhD.
He is a clinical research fellow at the Centre for Oral Clinical Research at the Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. He is keen on dental education and is a Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery at the Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London.
You can see him for complex extractions, impacted wisdom teeth, bone and gum defects and all aspects of dental implantology and gum disease.
He has a modern approach to surgery in dentistry: he combines his passions for art and science to create a unique and tailored surgical journey for every patient he treats.
Outside dentistry, Ahmed is a respected independent art consultant and researcher in Arab and Middle Eastern art, advising international art auction houses, museums, and private collections. He authored a book on modern Iraqi art and architecture titled Under the Palm Trees; Modern Iraqi Art with Mohamed Makiya and Jewad Selim, Rizzoli New York, 2019, which was launched at Tate Modern Museum in 2019.
He is a father of 3 children and enjoys art, exercise, reading and travelling. He also volunteers his time to provide drawing lessons to children and gives art talks to support charitable causes.
An implant is a great choice for a single missing tooth, whether it’s visible or not, and the results can be life-changing. A single implant provides the foundation for a crown, which will be created at Harley Street Dental & Implant Clinic to match your teeth exactly.
If you’re missing more than one tooth, there are a number of options available to you at Harley Street Dental & Implant Clinic.
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