Disposable bowl and spatula

A kit for enabling the mixing of materials in a dental facility comprising:

• A) a first plurality of nested, free-standing, disposable bowls for mixing ingredients, each said disposable bowl comprising a plastic bowl shaped portion having a closed planar bottom and open top and being integrally molded from an FDA approved high impact polystyrene material, said closed bottom being smaller than said open top and being flat with interior and exterior planar surfaces whereby said exterior planar surface provides a planar support for said bowl in an upstanding orientation and said interior planar surface contacts contents of the bowl, said bowl additionally including an integrally molded, radially outwardly extending, continuous circumferential planar lip about said open top for imparting rigidity to said bowl and visually perceptible indicia means molded in said bowl to define at least one indicia including a line segment and juxtaposed reference for defining a predetermined liquid volume for a given quantity of a dental material taken from the group consisting of stone, plaster and alginate dental materials,
• B) a second plurality of disposable spatulas for mixing the ingredients in the disposable bowls, and
• C) packaging containing said pluralities of bowls and spatulas.