The Minority Issues Sub-Committee (MIS) provides advice and consultation to the Dental professional Advisory Committee (DEPAC) on issues related to the professional practices and personnel actives of Civil Service and Commissioned Corps minority dentist professionals.  In carrying out its responsibilities, MIS operates in a staff capacity and does not substitute for line management, or in any way exercise the prerogatives of the operating programs.  While its members are chosen from the respective PHS agencies and organizations, they neither represent agency management nor speak for the agency.  They are knowledgeable health professionals who represent a cross section of the interests, concerns, and organizations staffed by PHS personnel.