--- title: Whip Mix Blog | Will Devine, CDT, TE (5) description: Will Devine, CDT, TE is retired from the United States Air Force and has over 28 years of dental laboratory experience. As a Technical Support Representative at Whip Mix, Will's primary focus is assisting customers with questions regarding our consumable products and equipment. 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Since it is such a workhorse in... 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[Read More](https://info.whipmix.com/water-bath-maintenance-and-care) [![](https://info.whipmix.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/2017/March/Wax-blog.png) ](https://info.whipmix.com/selecting-the-right-wax-for-dental-applications) [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fselecting-the-right-wax-for-dental-applications&t=Selecting%20the%20Right%20Wax%20for%20Dental%20Applications) [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fselecting-the-right-wax-for-dental-applications&text=:%20) [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fselecting-the-right-wax-for-dental-applications&title=Selecting%20the%20Right%20Wax%20for%20Dental%20Applications&summary=) [**](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fselecting-the-right-wax-for-dental-applications) ##### [Selecting the Right Wax for Dental Applications](https://info.whipmix.com/selecting-the-right-wax-for-dental-applications) - ** [Technique & Lab Supplies](https://info.whipmix.com/topic/technique-lab-supplies) - [** By Will Devine, CDT, TE](https://info.whipmix.com/author/will-devine-cdt-te) - ** March 10, 2017 There are a number of different waxes used in the dental industry and how and when you use them is determined by a number of... 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