Mercury Safe, Mercury Free (Mercury Amalgam Filling Free), Holistic, Cosmetic, and Family Dentistry
Dr. Rana Alan's Top Down Dental "Mercury Safe Dentist" office is located in Los Gatos, CA. 95032. She is mercury free (amalgam free filling) and mercury safe. Dr. Alan strives to provide her patients with the most holistic, health-based, and compassionate dentistry available. An essential part of her mission is to educate patients about the integral relationship between dental wellness and overall wellbeing so that they can make informed decisions about their dental care that promote overall health, and choose dental treatments that have long-term positive impacts. She believes “You cannot be truly healthy without good oral health,” and that good oral health can be impacted by other health factors.
Holistic Dentistry
Holistic dentistry means providing oral healthcare that is good for the body as a whole. It means recognizing that oral health has an integral and reciprocal relationship with the health of your entire body. Sickness in the mouth can and will spread to the rest of the body, while health conditions elsewhere in the body, including psychological conditions, can manifest themselves in the mouth, preventing you from achieving good oral health.
Dr. Alan has advanced training and offers a wide range of state-of-the-art treatments that combine dental science, leading-edge technology, and a welcoming, comfortable experience to provide for her patients’ physical and emotional well-being. And when necessary she partners with treatment providers in a wide range of disciplines to ensure her patients are always getting the comprehensive care they need.
Mercury Amalgam Filling Removal
Mercury fillings represent an ongoing threat to your health, so it’s important to remove them. But the process of removal can actually be even more dangerous than leaving your fillings in, unless it’s done properly. That’s why Dr. Alan not only encourages the removal of mercury amalgam fillings, but removes them using protocols designed to minimize contamination of your body, the dental office, and the environment based on recommendations of a number of prominent holistic dental organizations. For information about why it's important to use a mercury safe dentist, Click Here.
Whole Body Dental Philosophy
Although there are many ways that your oral health can impact your body, two of the most significant are oral infections and TMJ (bite problems).
When bacteria infect your gums and teeth, they find direct access to your blood, which, in turn, allows them to spread through the body. They can readily access your heart, kidneys, lungs, and brain, often causing significant damage and may spawn secondary infections. They also create a chronic inflammatory condition, which, in turn, can cause widespread injury to the body and may trigger autoimmune disorders.
TMJ, temporomandibular joint disorder, occurs when your jaw joint isn’t functioning properly. Because the jaw muscles partner with muscles in the head and neck, their imbalance can spread to their partners, and then their partners’ partners, affecting the function of the entire body’s musculoskeletal system.
Dr. Alan emphasizes a patient-first approach that utilizes non-invasive treatments whenever possible, and takes advantage of advances in dental technology and materials to provide quality care.
Continuing Education
Dr. Alan is partly able to offer such quality dental care because she has never ceased in her quest to continue learning about the best techniques and technologies in dental care. Each year she takes many hours of continuing education courses to further her dental skills and increase the treatment options for her patients.
Among the treatments we offer are:
- Digital X-Rays
- Preventive Dental Treatment and Education
- Periodontal (Gum) Treatment
- Safe Amalgam Filling Removal
- Oral Cancer Screening
- Mercury Free (Amalgam Free) Fillings
- Mercury & Metal Free Restorations
- Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry
- Smile Makeovers
- Tooth Whitening
- Full & Partial Dentures
- Dental Implant Placement & Maintenance
- Full-Mouth Reconstruction
- TMJ Diagnosis & Treatment
- The K-7 evaluation system for TMJ
- Snoring and Sleep Disorders
- Oral Surgery
- Family Dentistry
- Sealants
- Mouth Guards & Night Guards
- Root Canal Therapy
- Laser Therapy
- Sedation Dentistry
- Neuromuscular Dentistry
- Diagnodent: Laser Cavity Detection
Cosmetic Dentistry
Looking good is an essential function of your teeth, and many of the things that might make your teeth unhealthy can also impact their appearance--and vice-versa. That’s why we consider the appearance of your teeth in every treatment we perform, and we offer procedures intended to improve the appearance of your smile while promoting its health, including:
- Orthodontics (Including Invisalign
- Dental Implants
- Smile Makeovers
- Teeth Whitening
Dr. Alan can create the smile of your dreams - just imagine yourself with a beautiful, new, natural looking smile!
Participation in dental organizations helps her learn from her peers and holds her to the highest standards of dental practice. Among the organizations Dr. Alan is a member of are:
- International Association of Mercury Safe Dentists (IAMSD)
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- California Dental Association (CDA)
- Santa Clara County Dental Society (SCCDS)
- American Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
About Dr. Alan
Dr. Alan has devoted her dental career to practicing healthy, holistic, non-invasive, biocompatible dentistry. She is also a proponent of making the dental office occupationally safe regarding mercury and she strives to protect the patient, the staff, and the environment from excessive and unnecessary exposure to mercury at the dental office. Her goal is to provide optimum and long lasting solutions for a healthy mouth, healthy body and ultimately a healthy life for all her patients.
Now a valued partner alongside Dr. Nancy Nehawandian, Dr. Alan has been an integral part of Top Down Dental since 2023. She brings her extensive experience and collaborative approach to patient care, helping shape the practice’s focus on comprehensive, personalized dentistry. Her partnership with Dr. Nehawandian strengthens the practice’s commitment to delivering exceptional care to every patient.
Dr. Alan balances her professional dedication with an active lifestyle. The Bay Area’s hiking trails and outdoor activities provide the perfect backdrop for her love of exploration and wellness, which she seamlessly incorporates into her patient-centered philosophy. Click Here to learn more about Dr. Alan.
About the Team of Top Down Dental
Our team is made up of dedicated, highly trained, and caring professionals. They are all dedicated to the goals of the practice, and strive to make every patient feel comfortable and welcome even as they assist in providing the highest quality dental care available.
To learn more about our practice, please visit Our Office Website. You can also read Testimonials from our many satisfied patients by Clicking Here.
Patient Education
Our dental practice is dedicated to patient education. As a member of Dr. Tom McGuire's International Association of Mercury Safe Dentists (IAMSD) we work closely with him to support our goal of providing important information to our patients about numerous oral health that can affect overall health, including issues related to mercury amalgam (silver) fillings. Click on the appropriate link to access important information about these topics.
- Frequently Asked Questions & Oral Health Topics
- Mercury Safe: Why Dentists are Mercury Safe & Mercury Free
- Mercury Free & Mercury Safe: What's the Difference
- Mercury Risk Evaluation
- Referenced & Abstracted Articles about Mercury (Dr. McGuire has kindly allowed us access to his database of referenced and abstracted scientific articles on numerous mercury related topics. It is the largest of its kind and is a wealth of information for those interested in the subject.)
NEW! Dr. Tom McGuire's new YouTube Video, Mercury: The Poison in Your Teeth conclusively proves that amalgam/silver fillings not only release toxic mercury vapor - but that the common act of brushing just one amalgam filling - will release more mercury than allowed by governmental regulatory agencies at the workplace! It also tells you what you can do about it. Click Here to watch this amazing video demonstration - and don’t forget to tell your friends and family! (You can also access it by searching YouTube for The Poison in Your Teeth or Tom McGuire, DDS.)
A Personal Note from Dr. Tom
I have spoken at length with Dr. Alan and consider her to be a dedicated, well trained, experienced and caring holistic, mercury safe dentist. I am impressed with the depth of her knowledge and understanding about the critically important relationship of oral to overall health and her ongoing effort to educate her patients. She also utilizes this knowledge when designing the treatment of her patients.
Her concern for her patients health, her ongoing training in cosmetic (particularly at the highly respected LVI), and traditional dentistry, along with her commitment to safely remove amalgam fillings, makes her ideally suited to remove and replace them. I am especially impressed with her dedication to Patient Education as it is such an important part of oral and overall health. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking a caring holistic and mercury free dentist.
Dr. Alan is a partner with Dr. Nancy Nehawandian in TopDownDental. I know Dr. Nehawandian well and they make a great team. She is also a Charter Member of the International Association of Mercury Safe Dentists (IAMSD). I suggest you visit to her website to learn more about her and her approach to dentistry. When you visit her office please tell her where you found out about her and say hello for me. Thanks!