Temporal trends in large language model (LLM) accuracy: A meta-analysis of multiple-choice question performance in dentistry and dental education.

Doubleday AF, Cheverko CM, Bolgova O, Mavrych V, Mohamed FRR, Westrick J, Juarez L, Rush E, Solka KA, Byram JN, Beacker R, Gomez V, Ganeng BKA, Hoffman LA, Roach VA, Brown KM, DeVaul N, Garnett CN, Herriott HL, Lufler RS, Mussell JC, Balta JY, Pascoe MA, Middleton JW, Duffy S, Stephens GC, Wilson AB

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2026.106724
Published: 2026 Aug
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jdent.2026.106724,
  title = {Temporal trends in large language model (LLM) accuracy: A meta-analysis of multiple-choice question performance in dentistry and dental education.},
  author = {Doubleday AF and Cheverko CM and Bolgova O and Mavrych V and Mohamed FRR and Westrick J and Juarez L and Rush E and Solka KA and Byram JN and Beacker R and Gomez V and Ganeng BKA and Hoffman LA and Roach VA and Brown KM and DeVaul N and Garnett CN and Herriott HL and Lufler RS and Mussell JC and Balta JY and Pascoe MA and Middleton JW and Duffy S and Stephens GC and Wilson AB},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of dentistry},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jdent.2026.106724},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2026.106724}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Temporal trends in large language model (LLM) accuracy: A meta-analysis of multiple-choice question performance in dentistry and dental education.
AU  - Doubleday AF
AU  - Cheverko CM
AU  - Bolgova O
AU  - Mavrych V
AU  - Mohamed FRR
AU  - Westrick J
AU  - Juarez L
AU  - Rush E
AU  - Solka KA
AU  - Byram JN
AU  - Beacker R
AU  - Gomez V
AU  - Ganeng BKA
AU  - Hoffman LA
AU  - Roach VA
AU  - Brown KM
AU  - DeVaul N
AU  - Garnett CN
AU  - Herriott HL
AU  - Lufler RS
AU  - Mussell JC
AU  - Balta JY
AU  - Pascoe MA
AU  - Middleton JW
AU  - Duffy S
AU  - Stephens GC
AU  - Wilson AB
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of dentistry
DO  - 10.1016/j.jdent.2026.106724
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AF, D., CM, C., O, B., V, M., FRR, M., J, W., L, J., E, R., KA, S., JN, B., R, B., V, G., BKA, G., LA, H., VA, R., KM, B., N, D., CN, G., HL, H., RS, L., JC, M., JY, B., MA, P., JW, M., S, D., GC, S., & AB, W. (2026). Temporal trends in large language model (LLM) accuracy: A meta-analysis of multiple-choice question performance in dentistry and dental education.. Journal of dentistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2026.106724

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