The dispersibility in deionized water of hydroxyapatite (HA) synthesized by a high-temperature (1000°C) solid-state reaction between tricalcium phosphate and calcium hydroxide was investigated as a function of the pH of the medium and the quantity of two dispersing agents (A ؍ inorganic, B ؍ organic) added to the slips. Although pH modification had a negligible effect on dispersibility, both of the dispersing agents produced a good dispersion at considerably higher concentrations (>2 wt% of HA). At optimum amounts (2-4 wt%) of the dispersing agents, the slips showed near-Newtonian flow behavior up to 45 wt% solids loading and non-Newtonian behavior at >50 wt%. By the optimal addition of dispersing agents and conditioning by ball milling, 60 -67 wt% (32-39 vol%) solids-loaded HA slips could be cast into plaster molds to produce 50%-58% dense green bodies, which, in turn, sintered to 90%-94% density in the temperature range 1300°-1400°C. The sintered HA exhibited a three-point flexural strength of 40 -60 MPa and a homogeneous microstructure, with interspersed microporosities.