Agree with luck of the draw!
One of the "conditions" for dental payouts with Petplan is regular checks etc. My 2 get their knashers cleaned everyday with virbac enzymatic. The only time it doesn't happen is for a few days after a bad seizure do with the 1 dog due to her being sedated, so teeth aren't top priority!
However, saying this, her breath is fine! Now the other, apart from the lovely puppy breath she had all those doggy years ago, now has what I lovingly call Dragon breath!!
It got that bad 3 years ago, I told the vet to clean them! When she came home, it was minus 2 teeth! Apparently they were severely rotten! We had noticed she was having trouble munching her daily carrot, so went for trip to vet!
A little back tooth dropped out several weeks ago and she looked at it and then looked at me! It stunk to high heaven but the mouth smelt better! Her front bottom teeth also stick out, she now has the nickname 'goofy toofy'! When they drop out, she's better not swallow them!
They both scoff the same food so why her breath is yucky is beyond me!