Dr. Ritzau is the founder and CEO of Shoreline Dental Studio in San Clemente, CA.

Under her leadership, Shoreline Dental began in 2012 and has quickly grown into a full service dental practice that employs 15 team members while servicing over 3,500 individuals from 6 states and 100 cities. Shoreline Dental has earned honors as the top dental office in San Clemente from the San Clemente Times and San Clemente Lifestyle Magazine as voted by its readers.

As a dentist Dr Ritzau has earned accolades for her clinical excellence. She was honored with the prestigious 40 Under 40 Award as the one the top young dental providers in the nation by Incisal Edge Magazine. She is one of the only General Dentists in Orange County to have earned the title of Gold+ Level Provider for her excellence in Invisalign, and was recently appointed to the board of the American Academy of Clear Aligners.

Dr. Kristen Ritzau obtained her Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from the UCLA School of Dentistry, earning Summa Cum Laude honors and the Alpha Omega International Award as the top ranked graduate in her class. She was also elected by school faculty into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honors Society. While at UCLA, Kristen earned honors of excellence in the areas of Restorative Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, and Advanced Removable and Fixed Prosthodontics. She also served as the President of the RV Tucker Cast Gold Study Clubs and won awards the Academy of General Dentistry, the Academy of Orofacial Pain, and the American Academy of Periodontology.