He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1988. In his fourth year, he completed an extensive internship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Chester Crozier Hospitals in hospital dentistry and oral surgery.

After dental school graduation, Dr. Esbitt completed a one-year residency in Dentistry at the Medical Center of Delaware (now Christiana Care). Rotations included anesthesiology, oral surgery, pediatrics, and oral medicine.

Dr. Esbitt joined Kirkwood Dental Associates later in 1989. He continues his educational endeavors by taking over forty hours of continuing education each year. Some of his extensive training has been in short-term orthodontics, porcelain veneers and teeth bleaching, implants (placement and restoration), botox for facial esthetics and facial pain/headaches, and dermal fillers (Juvederm) for facial esthetics. His professional affiliations include the American Dental Association and the Delaware State Dental Society. He provides excellent dental care not only for his Kirkwood Dental patients but for residents from six local nursing home/rehabilitation centers he travels to in his 'free' time. He also enjoys family time, playing basketball and softball, working out, playing guitar and watching sports events and movies.

Dr. Christy joined Kirkwood Dental Associates in 2005 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2004 and completing his dental residency at Christiana Care. As a resident, he received additional training in oral surgery, anesthesiology, and dental implant restoration. Dr. Christy is also trained and certified in Invisalign orthodontics, implant placement and porcelain veneers. He is currently on the teaching staff at Christiana Care and Polytech High School and is contracted by the military to provide annual examinations and necessary treatment to service men and women in the Army Reserve and National Guard. Additionally, he is a member of the American Dental Association, the Delaware Dental Society and the Academy of General Dentistry. His continuing education is focused on cosmetic and implant dentistry and he had performed many complex procedures combining Invisalign, porcelain veneers and implants to dramatically improve the esthetic appearance of patients smiles.

Dr. Robert Christy has been recently named as one of the 2017 40 Under 40 by Incisal Edge dental lifestyle magazine, which recognizes Americas finest young practitioners for their achievements in dentistry.

Dr. Punturieri attended the University Center at Binghamton, in Binghamton, New York, where he earned a B.A. degree in Biology. While attending Binghamton, he worked part-time in the Cell Biology and Zoology laboratories while also acting as a teaching assistant in Microbiology. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1988. He then completed a General Practice residency at the Veteran's Hospital in Albany, New York, which included rotations in Oral Surgery and Anesthesiology.

Dr. Punturieri joined Kirkwood Dental in 1992 and is currently a member of the American Dental Association, the Delaware State Dental Society, the Philadelphia County Dental Society, and the Greater Wilmington Dental Study Club. Dr. Punturieri attends continuing education courses sponsored by each organization, to keep abreast of the latest advances in dentistry.

Dr. Friedberg Maher grew up in Wilmington, DE graduating from the University of Delaware in 2011 with a B.A. in Biology. She is a 2015 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. She completed her General Practice Residency at Christiana Care Hospital, where she received training in general dentistry, oral surgery, anesthesiology, pediatrics and implant restoration.