Dr Yusuf Gadiwalla | Specialist Oral Surgeon & LUX8 Oral Surgery Course Tutor

Specialist Oral Surgeon Clinician
Educator

LUX8 mission: Make Extractions Great Again

Founder & Lead Trainer

Dr Yusuf Gadiwalla BDS MFDS MOS F(OS) RCSEd PGDip Implantology
GDC Registered Specialist in Oral Surgery
Dental Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

With extensive hospital and private practice experience in oral surgery, Dr Yusuf has developed a particular interest in surgical extractions, wisdom tooth surgery, coronectomy and implant dentistry.

He founded LUX8 Academy to share the surgical principles, techniques and decision-making skills that he uses in everyday specialist practice with general dentists looking to develop their confidence in oral surgery.

Experience & Qualifications

Dental Undergraduate Training King's College London | 2007–2012

Foundation Dentist | 2012-2013

Hospital Dental Core Training DCT 1-3 | 2013–2016

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Restorative Dentistry, Radiology at Guy's Hospital, London

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley

Specialist Oral Surgery Training Guy's Hospital & King's College Hospital | 2017–2021

Completed the Diploma of Membership in Oral Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | 2021.

Specialist Oral Surgeon | 2021–Present

Following completion of specialist training, Yusuf works as a Specialist Oral Surgeon across a number of established private dental practices in London. His clinical practice focuses on complex dental extractions, wisdom tooth surgery, coronectomy, dental implants, bone grafting and other oral surgery procedures.

Postgraduate Diploma in Implantology | 2023

Elected as a Dental Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | 2026.

Founder & Lead Educator LUX8 Academy | 2026

Research & Publications

Dr Yusuf has contributed to research across oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery. His published work includes:

Arya R, Gadiwalla Y, Shah NA, Patel J. Teledentistry in secondary care: a COVID-19 stopgap or a permanent fixture? Faculty Dental Journal. 2021;12(4):202–207.DOI: 10.1308/rcsfdj.2021.46

Gadiwalla Y, Moore R, Palmer N, Renton T. Where is the ‘wisdom’ in wisdom tooth surgery? A review of national and international third molar surgery guidelines. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2021;50(5):691–698.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.08.013

Gadiwalla Y, Patel V. Osteonecrosis of the jaw unrelated to medication or radiotherapy. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2018;125:446.DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.12.009

Dawson C, Gadiwalla Y, Martin T, Praveen P, Parmar S. Factors affecting orocutaneous fistula formation following head and neck reconstructive surgery. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2017;55(2):132–135.DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.07.021

Grossman S, Tan H, Gadiwalla Y. Cannabis and orofacial pain: a systematic review. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2022;60(5):e677

Patel V, Gadiwalla Y, Sassoon I, Sproat C, Kwok J, McGurk M. Prophylactic use of pentoxifylline and tocopherol in patients who require dental extractions after radiotherapy for cancer of the head and neck. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2016;54(5):547–550.DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.02.024

Patel V, Gadiwalla Y, Sassoon I, Sproat C, Kwok J, McGurk M. Use of pentoxifylline and tocopherol in the management of osteoradionecrosis. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2016;54(3):342–345.DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.11.027

Gadiwalla Y, Burnham R, Warfield A, Praveen P. Surgical management of macroglossia secondary to amyloidosis. BMJ Case Reports. 2016;2016:bcr2015214078.DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-214078

Gadiwalla Y, Bruzual L, Altieri D, Taylor J, Whear N. Tongue entrapment within the lid of a plastic bottle. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2016;54:967–968.DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.01.016

Email: yusuf@lux8.co.uk

Instagram: @thelondonoralsurgeon

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SPECIALIST ORAL SURGEON

Dr. Yusuf Gadiwalla
BDS MFDS MOS F(OS) RCSEd PGDip Implantology

LOCATIONS ACROSS LONDON

Specialist Oral Surgeon Clinician
Educator

Founder & Lead Trainer

Dr Yusuf Gadiwalla BDS MFDS MOS F(OS) RCSEd PGDip Implantology
GDC Registered Specialist in Oral Surgery
Dental Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Experience & Qualifications

Specialist Oral Surgeon Clinician Educator

Founder & Lead Trainer

Dr Yusuf Gadiwalla BDS MFDS MOS F(OS) RCSEd PGDip Implantology GDC Registered Specialist in Oral Surgery Dental Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Experience & Qualifications

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Specialist Oral Surgeon Clinician
Educator

Dr Yusuf Gadiwalla BDS MFDS MOS F(OS) RCSEd PGDip Implantology
GDC Registered Specialist in Oral Surgery
Dental Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh