Abstract: A dental gypsum composition in the low-dusting powdery form contains (a) hemihydrate gypsum, (b) a setting controlled agent comprising one or more of setting accelerators, setting retarders and setting expansion inhibitors, (c) one or more wetting agents selected from the group consisting of liquid hydrophobic hydrocarbons, liquid hydrophobic fatty acid esters and liquid hydrophobic fatty acids showing a vapor pressure of 3.15 mmHg or below at 20.degree. C., and (d) one or more anionic surface active agents selected from the group consisting of alkylbenzene sulfonates and alkyl sulfates.