The BDJ editorial team would like to invite writers with a flair for satire or penchant for the tongue-in-cheek to submit content for this year's Christmas issue.

The first BDJ Christmas issue was published in December 2016 (Volume 221 issue 12), featuring the research paper What's in a name? Nominative determinism in the UK dental workforce (http://go.nature.com/2rPjZH9); letters to the editor such as Infection control: Mistletoe threat; news feature Study examines the gingivae of gummy bears; and in the products section, Mouth protection for your 147 and Diamante filling material.

The special feature A Christmas story for the chairside, written by Editor-in-Chief Stephen Hancocks OBE, was also published in December 2016 (http://go.nature.com/2hYOFln), retelling Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol.

If you have an idea for a spoof BDJ paper, we would like to hear from you. Please email us a description of your proposed topic by 31 August 2017. We are pleased to consider all kinds of articles, and a Christmas theme is not required.

To submit a proposal or for further information, please email Senior Managing Editor Dr Ruth Doherty on r.doherty@nature.com.