Sharon Grayden's career in dentistry has spanned four decades. She has been involved in the dental profession as an educator, researcher and administrator; affiliated with three of the best dental schools in the country--the University of Minnesota, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan. While at the University of Minnesota her career focus began to shift from teaching and research into the communications and public relations arenas. When she joined UNC-Chapel Hill she directed the public relations activities for the dental school that included managing and marketing the continuing education programs and writing and editing the North Carolina Dental Review. She joined the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2006 and was named director of communications in 2008. In this role she served as the public relations liaison for the school, wrote and edited speeches, press releases and public relations pieces, correspondence and articles for publication as well as edited the school's premiere publication, the DentalUM. She retired from dentistry in 2016 but is still very much involve in writing, editing and graphic design.