Dr. Sheryl Hunter Griffith is a native of the Houston area and a kids dentist of many years. She attended the University of Houston at Clear Lake City, then, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; obtaining a Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 1982. She practiced General Dentistry; then, returned to UTHSCSA, graduating in 1987 with a Post-Doctoral Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry. While attending the University of Houston, she worked at the Johnson Space Center as a Data Processing Analyst for the Space Shuttle during its development.