Spring 2012

ASSocIATIoN & coMMuNITy NEwS
uNDERSTANDING
Design Review
by Terrance Smith
Community General Manager
Desert Ridge Community Association
The Desert Ridge Community Association Design
Review Committee (Desert Ridge DRC) is tasked
with the responsibilities of ensuring uniformity, compatibility,
consistency, harmony, and maintaining the
intended aesthetics appeal and/or designs throughout the
entire community.
The Desert Ridge DRC
submission and approval
process is applicable to
all unit/lot owners and
sub-associations within
Desert Ridge, wishing to
install or make exterior
architectural, landscape,
and structural changes to
their unit/lot.
For homeowners living within a sub-association neighborhood
that has an architectural review committee (ARC),
the submission process will ordinarily begin with your subassociation
ARC. If your submission is approved by the
sub-association ARC you will be advised in your approval
decision letter as to whether you will need to also obtain a
2nd tier approval from the Desert Ridge DRC before you
can commence with your improvements.
For those homeowners that do not live within a subassociation
that has an ARC, the submission process will
start with the Desert Ridge DRC. Please contact the
Desert Ridge Community Association, Valerie Oliver,
at 480-551-4559 or via email at voliver@rossmar.com
should you have any questions or need assistance with
your DRC submission request.
It is our goal to assist you throughout the process to
ensure your submission request is reviewed in accordance
with the Governing Documents of both the respective
sub-association ARC (if applicable) and master association
DRC.
“Mom,
Do I Really
Have to Wear
a Mouth
guard?”
by Dr. Nolan E. cordon
Getting our children to wear a mouth guard during physical
activities can be challenging to a parent. Most often,
we think of mouth guards for “contact” sports such as football,
boxing or hockey. However, there is incidental contact in
many other activities such as biking, baseball, softball, basketball,
skateboarding and soccer that also can lead to trauma to
your teeth, jaw joints, tongue and lips. One of the most severe
dental trauma cases I have personally seen occurred in a scooter
accident. Unfortunately, dental injuries can be painful, permanent
and costly to repair. The good news is that many mouth
injuries can be avoided by proper use of a mouth guard. The
American Dental Association has estimated that mouth guards
prevent approximately 200,000 injuries in high school and
collegiate sports alone.
When considering types of mouth guards, remember that unless
the mouth guard is comfortable and well fitted, it is much
less likely to be worn. Different types of mouth guards include
“boil and bite” mouth guards that are available at most sporting
goods stores and custom mouth guards that can be fabricated
by your family dentist. I recommend talking with your family
dentist to discuss the type of mouth guard that will work best in
your situation.
Dr. Nolan E. Cordon is a specialist in Orthodontics for children, teens and adults
and has been providing care for patients in the Desert Ridge area since 1999.
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Desert Ridge Lifestyles Spring 2012