which is a better career a dental assistant or a medical assistant?
Asked by Shan
which do you think is a better career medical assistant or a dental assistant??? and would they get paid the same wages??

Best Answer:
No they are NOT paid the same. You can make more money as a certified dental assistant than a medical assistant. DAs make 11 to 25 per hour (average is usually 16-20 per hour for a certified DA). Go to a community college that teaches DA. it is a 1 year program. Medical A. Make much less.

I was a dental assistant for five years in california and the wages are not what i expected. The doctors that pay well have staff that will stay with them forever, so it is hard to find a "good job", I worked in ortho for about 4 years, and loved it, you would probably get paid the most in this field, I also worked in oral surgery for 1 year, and if you can believe got paid way less and did a lot more work, I am now going into the medical field, LVN, if I had to do it again I would have gone straight to nursing school, they get paid more and are in demand always, hope this helps!
Answered by Vanessa V

none...it takes about the same time as an LPN, and they make about 50% more, so if you by how much they make, try RN a soon you finish your LPN witch is only 9 months, 7 or 8 month to became an ASSISTANT...don't forget you will always get pay as a helper. sorry to be so honest, but that is the truth.
Answered by carolinae09