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from 8-K/A 1 page Exhibit No. 1 Arthur Andersen Llp Suite 1500 111 Sw Columbia Street Portland, or 97201-5875 Office of the Chief Accountant Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 March 9, 2000 Dear Sir or Madam: We Have Read the First Two Paragraphs of Item 4 Included in the Form 8-K/a Dated March 8, 2000 of Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc. to Be Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission. We Are Unable to Comment on the Company's Statement That the Date on Which Arthur Andersen Llp ("Arthur Andersen") Was Dismissed as Outside Auditors Was September 30, 1999. Arthur Andersen Only Became Aware of Such Dismissal on November 12, 1999. We Are in Agreement With the Remaining Statements Contained in the First Two Paragraphs of Item 4. Very Truly Yours, Arthur Andersen Llp By: /S/ Richard D. Callahan Richard D. Callahan Copy To: Mr. Leo Ehrlich, President Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc