ABOUT
MEET RICHARD GREENLEES
Richard Greenlees PGDipCDTech (University of Otago) is an internationally renowned clinical dental technician. He studied in New Zealand and Japan, before leaving for London in the 1980s, where he ran his own clinic in the prestigious Harley Street, for 15 years.
During this time he treated people from all walks of life, from East End barrow boys ‘done good’ to the rich and famous, politicians, actors and musicians.
His techniques are recognised as world-leading and he is regularly asked by his international peers to lecture and run courses worldwide. This includes regular courses in London, where professionals come from all over the world to learn about Richard’s revolutionary approach and techniques that are changing the face of Richard’s devotion to his patients and profession is such that he has risen denture prosthetics to an art form. One of his international colleagues said Richard’s work, “creates the perfect illusion, but above all, restores the patient’s dignity by embracing all facets of life and nature and by rejecting the artificial and grotesque commercialism. Acute, experienced observation and deep devotion are key elements in Richard’s work”.
Art in all its forms, is also of keen interest to Richard. He grew up with an artist mother, and carpenter father, and was always encouraged to use his hands. His other passions include painting, design and architecture and film, pursuits that are complementary to the the artwork he creates in his dental studio.
STUDIO
From his studio in an historic home in central Christchurch, New Zealand, internationally renowned clinical dental technician Richard Greenlees creates beautiful bespoke dentures with small nuances in the fabrication, colour and shape and even slight imperfections to create a uniquely individual smile.
In addition to dentures, Richard also carries out crown and bridge, veneer and implant work, in conjunction with like-minded dental surgeons who complement his creative and aesthetic work.
The Oral Design NZ experience is truly unique. Richard personally guides his patients through every step of the process. He greets his patients at the door and invests considerable time in the initial consultation stage, where everything from the patient’s history, to reviewing their smile pre-dentures is considered before the new smile is designed and fabrication gets underway.
Not only do Oral Design NZ teeth look real, the whole structure and shape of the patient’s face is transformed with Richard’s top-of-the-line dentures – something he calls his signature ‘Oral Lift’.
With appropriate facial support, the facial tissues are brought back into the correct position, the lips are reformed, and beauty and confidence is restored.
It is the interior ‘Oral Architecture’ of an Oral Design NZ denture that helps to create a more youthful appearance by restoring the face and skeletal shape that can be lost after years of wearing dentures.
The key word in Richard’s treatment protocol is ‘Reality’. He is intent on pursuing the balance between nature and man-made. To this end, all of Richard’s work is bespoke and made by his own hands in his one-man studio.
Teeth are as different as fingerprints and vary greatly depending on a person’s age, sex and race.
Dentures from Oral Design NZ reflect this, and are as unique and individual as the people they are made for, helping them to reclaim their identity.
ABOUT ORAL DESIGN
For over 30 years Willi Geller, the founder of Oral Design, has observed and listened to professionals practicing dental aesthetics. When Oral Design was founded, in 1982, it started a journey to keep moving the frontiers of dental aesthetics. To increase the cooperation and communication between technicians and dentists and to improve patients’ oral health and self-image.
Over the years Oral Design members together with the dental industry have refined the techniques and methods, to create and evaluate new materials and skills to be able to create life-like restorations possible.
The world of Oral Design has its node in Zurich Switzerland, where Mr. Willi Geller still holds residence, and where all paths pass. Around the globe, you will find dental technicians and dentists who live their profession the Oral Design way. Regardless of gender, race, religion, and political orientation they are all part of sharing, giving, and understanding which distinguishes Oral Design.
To become a member of Oral Design requires the skills of a craftsman and the touch of an artist. Each member equally needs to acknowledge and perform a certain attitude towards the profession and all the dimensions of it.
Today more than 130 hand-picked individuals all over the globe constitute the phenomenon Oral Design. They are highly skilled and experienced men and women who have devoted their lives to dental aesthetics and cosmetic dentistry.
In a virtual community parallel to their daily work, they share a mutual interest and values. Along with daily life, many members are wanted for lectures, seminars, and workshops on various topics connected to dental aesthetics and dentistry. All over the globe, the Oral Design foundation shares the skills and experience to help other people not only look but to feel better.
We are dedicated to innovative advancements in dental ceramics incorporating the optical properties to match natural teeth.
