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Every procedure is led by a sub-specialist trained for exactly that work — never a generalist improvising.
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The studio behind
the confident smile.
Calicut deserved a dental practice that felt like the world's best — without the boarding pass. So Dr. Laiju Abdulla built one.
2010
Caring for
Calicut smiles
Calicut smiles
Our Story
World-class dentistry,
World-class dentistry,
without the flight.
For years, the people of Malabar who wanted truly excellent dental work boarded a plane — to the Gulf, to Bangalore, to Europe. Dr. Laiju Abdulla had trained in those very places. She came home with a question: why should they have to leave?
LA Dent Studio is her answer. A private studio, folded quietly inside Starcare Hospital, where the instruments, the protocols and the bedside manner match what she practised in the United Kingdom and the Gulf — at a fraction of the cost, in your own city.
It is not a department. It is a studio — deliberate, unhurried, and built around a single patient at a time. Soft light, hushed corridors, and a team that treats your smile the way an atelier treats couture.
Dr. Laiju AbdullaFounder · Prosthodontist & Implantologist
Four quiet non-negotiables.
Honesty always
A written, costed plan before anything begins. No upsells, no surprises, no treatment you don't need.
Gentleness
Numbing before injections, sedation when needed, and the patience to make anxious patients feel safe.
Care for all
300+ free cleft surgeries via Smile Train. Excellence isn't reserved for those who can pay for it.
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Free cleft surgeries
Five hands.
Three continents of training.
Founder · Prosthodontist & Implantologist
Dr. Laiju Abdulla
BDS · MSc (UK) · MFDSRCS (Edinburgh) · FICOI (Canada)
The studio's founder. A decade of training across the United Kingdom and the Gulf, specialising in aesthetic restoration, full-mouth rehabilitation and dental implantology. Dr. Laiju leads every complex smile design personally.
Mon–Sat · 10:00 — 17:00
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr. Nikhil O Govindan
MDS · OMFS · FCLPS · Smile Train Director
14+ years and 300+ cleft surgeries. Leads trauma, corrective jaw surgery and the studio's Smile Train cleft programme.
Periodontist & Laser Specialist
Dr. Anju P
BDS · MDS Periodontology
Minimally invasive periodontal surgery, laser gum regeneration and gummy-smile correction.
Thursdays · 10:00 — 12:00
General Dentist
Dr. Saima Ruqiyya K
BDS
Praised by patients for precise, gentle care — restorations, extractions and anxiety-free visits for adults and children.
Mon–Sat · 09:30 — 18:00
General Dentist
Dr. Athira S Raj
BDS
Restorative care, child-friendly cleanings and preventive dentistry delivered with patience and warmth.
Mon–Sat · 09:30 — 18:00
