Abstract: Provided in this disclosure is a dental filter including a chair-side trap for receiving particles removed from a patient during a dental procedure. The chair-side trap includes a basin for collecting the particles from the patient. The dental filter additionally includes a filter insert sized to be received and retained in the chair-side trap, for preventing the particles to flow outside the chair-side trap. The filter insert is a fabric material including a fine micron cloth that captures particles greater than 5 microns. The filter insert also includes sealed edges around the circumference of the filter insert, where the sealed edges are formed by fusing the fabric material.