SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 28, 2025--
SimplyTest ® has launched a groundbreaking saliva-based test to detect high-risk strains of oral human papillomavirus (HPV), a major cause of oropharyngeal cancers. Designed for use in dental and functional medicine practices, SimplyTest Oral HPV test provides a simple, accurate alternative to traditional screening methods.
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“As we continue to expand the SimplyTest platform, our mission remains clear: to make advanced diagnostic insights available at the very first point of care,” Damon Silvestry, CEO of SimplyTest, said. “The Oral HPV test delivers on that vision by empowering dental and functional medicine providers to detect high-risk HPV earlier, when timely intervention can make the greatest difference in patient outcomes.”
Unlike conventional approaches that rely on visual exams or uncomfortable swab-based tests, SimplyTest uses painless sampling in conjunction with a high-complexity nucleic acid assay to identify clinically significant HPV serotypes associated with oral and pharyngeal cancers. It detects multiple high-risk HPV strains, including HPV-16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45 and others. Results are typically available within 24-48 hours of lab receipt.
“The Oral HPV test was designed to make detection of high-risk HPV strains more accessible, more accurate and far less invasive,” said Dr. Joel Peek, Chief Innovation Officer at SimplyTest. “By enabling dentists and other providers to screen for high-risk HPV with a simple saliva sample, we’re helping close a critical gap in cancer prevention.”
The SimplyTest Oral HPV test is currently offered as a laboratory-developed test (LDT) under CLIA and CAP-accredited guidelines. It meets the stringent validation standards required for high-complexity diagnostics and is intended for use within SimplyTest’s accredited laboratory.
Oropharyngeal cancers related to HPV have been on the rise, especially among younger, non-smoking adults. Despite this trend, regular screening remains uncommon due to the lack of accessible, reliable tools. Most dentists still rely on visual assessments, which may not detect infections in early stages.
SimplyTest bridges this gap by offering an objective, lab-based result that complements clinical exams and empowers providers to recommend timely follow-up care or additional testing.
For more information, visit https://www.simplytest.solutions/tests/oral-hpv.
About SimplyTest
SimplyTest® is redefining the starting point of care through next-generation salivary science. The SimplyTest platform delivers fast, non-invasive screenings that empower healthcare providers to detect microbial risks earlier, personalize treatment with precision and connect oral health to whole-body outcomes. SimplyTest goes beyond traditional testing and diagnostics. It is a provider-focused platform that transforms cutting-edge salivary science into earlier insights and more effective care pathways to unlock greater revenue potential for providers while lowering costs across the healthcare system. To learn more, visit https://www.simplytest.solutions.
SimplyTest has launched a groundbreaking saliva-based test to detect high-risk strains of oral human papillomavirus (HPV), a major cause of oropharyngeal cancers. Designed for use in dental and functional medicine practices, SimplyTest Oral HPV test provides a simple, accurate alternative to traditional screening methods.
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that NATO should help the U.S. acquire Greenland and anything less than having the island in U.S. hands is unacceptable, hours before Vice President JD Vance was to host Danish and Greenlandic officials for talks.
In a post on his social media site, Trump reiterated his argument that the U.S. “needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security.” He added that “NATO should be leading the way for us to get it” and that otherwise Russia or China would — “AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!”
“NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES,” Trump wrote. “Anything less than that is unacceptable.”
Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, is at the center of a geopolitical storm as Trump insists he wants to own it — and residents of its capital, Nuuk, say it isn't for sale. The White House hasn't ruled out taking the Arctic island by force.
Vance, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is to meet Denmark’s foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington later Wednesday to discuss Greenland.
Along the narrow, snow-covered main street in Nuuk, international journalists and camera crews have been stopping passersby every few meters (feet) asking them for their thoughts on a crisis which Denmark’s prime minister has warned could potentially trigger the end of NATO.
Tuuta Mikaelsen, a 22-year-old student, told The Associated Press in Nuuk that she hoped American officials would get the message to “back off."
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told a news conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday that "if we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU.”
Asked later Tuesday about Nielsen's comments, Trump replied: “I disagree with him. I don’t know who he is. I don’t know anything about him. But, that’s going to be a big problem for him.”
Greenland is strategically important because, as climate change causes the ice to melt, it opens up the possibility of shorter trade routes to Asia. That also could make it easier to extract and transport untapped deposits of critical minerals which are needed for computers and phones.
This week, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that “we will continue to strengthen our military presence in Greenland" and underlined a consensus among NATO members that the alliance must take greater responsibility for security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.
Trump said in Wednesday's post that Greenland is “vital” to the United States' Golden Dome missile defense program. He also has said he wants the island to expand America’s security and has cited what he says is the threat from Russian and Chinese ships as a reason to control it.
But both experts and Greenlanders question that claim.
“The only Chinese I see is when I go to the fast food market,” heating engineer Lars Vintner said. He said he frequently goes sailing and hunting and has never seen Russian or Chinese ships.
His friend, Hans Nørgaard, agreed, adding “what has come out of the mouth of Donald Trump about all these ships is just fantasy.”
Denmark has said the U.S, which already has a military presence, can boost its bases on Greenland. For that reason, “security is just a cover,” Vintner said, suggesting Trump actually wants to own the island to make money from its untapped natural resources.
Nørgaard said he filed a police complaint in Nuuk against Trump’s “aggressive” behavior because, he said, American officials are threatening the people of Greenland and NATO.
Mikaelsen, the student, said Greenlanders benefit from being part of Denmark, which provides free health care, education and payments during study, and “I don’t want the U.S. to take that away from us."
Following the White House meeting, Løkke Rasmussen and Motzfeldt, along with Denmark’s ambassador to the U.S., are due to meet with senators from the Arctic Caucus in the U.S. Congress.
Two lawmakers — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican — have introduced bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the use of U.S. Defense or State department funds to annex or take control of Greenland or the sovereign territory of any NATO member state without that ally’s consent or authorization from the North Atlantic Council.
A bipartisan delegation of lawmakers is also heading to Copenhagen later this week to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials.
Last week, Denmark’s major European allies joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in issuing a statement declaring that Greenland belongs to its people and that “it is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told RTL radio Wednesday that his country plans to open a consulate in Greenland Feb. 6, following a decision last summer to open the diplomatic outpost.
“Attacking another NATO member would make no sense; it would even be contrary to the interests of the United States. And I’m hearing more and more voices in the United States saying this,” Barrot said. “So this blackmail must obviously stop.”
Geir Moulson in Berlin, Lisa Mascaro in Washington and Catherine Gaschka in Paris contributed to this report.
A fisherman carries a bucket onto his boat in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A boat travels at the sea inlet in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People walk near the church in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A bird stands on a boat at the harbour of Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People walk along a street in downtown of Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
